Ulva olivacea Hornemann 1810
Current name:
Gomphonella olivacea (Hornemann) Rabenhorst
Original figure from Flora danica Pl. MCCCXXIX - 12 November 2019. Out of copyright
Publication Details
Ulva olivacea Hornemann 1810: fasc. 24; pl. MCCCCXXIX [1429]
Published in: Hornemann, J.W. (1810). Icones plantarum...fasc. 24. . Havniae [Copenhagen].
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gomphonella olivacea (Hornemann) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 plates [I–X]. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
Type Information
Type locality: “In rivulo prope Dams Mölle Siaelladniae inveni, saxis innascentem” [?Sweden]; (Jahn & al. 2019: 231) Lectotype: 1810; C; A9208 (Jahn & al. 2019: 231) Notes: Epitype: Germany, Berlin, Müggelsee (52.443233°N, 13.676318°E), 13 Feb. 2016, R. Jahn D129 (epi-: B, slide B 40 0042144, designated by Jahn et al. (2019: 231), prepared from strain D129_043 isolated by O. Skibbe, represented by Jahn et al. (2019: fig. 6Q). isolectotype: B, slide B 40 0042052, designated Jahn et al. (2019: 231, SEM and material available).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024