Prionitis schmitziana Okamura 1899

Publication Details
Prionitis schmitziana Okamura 1899: 6

Published in: Okamura, K. (1899). Contributions to the knowledge of the marine algae of Japan. III. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 13: 2-10, 35-43, Plate I.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prionitis is Prionitis ligulata J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grateloupia schmitziana (Okamura) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang.

Source of Synonymy
Wang, H.W., Kawaguchi, S., Horiguchi, T. & Masuda, M. (2001). A morphological and molecular assessment of the genus Prionitis J. Agardh (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycological Research 49: 251-262.

Type Information
Type locality: Enoshima , Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; (Kawaguchi 1989: 220) Type: SAP (Okamura herb.); (Kawaguchi 1989: 220)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 May 2010

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025

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