Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy 1960

Publication Details
Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy 1960: 234

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1960). Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas. pp. [i]-xi, 1-870, 14 figs, 80 pls. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Padina.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus pavonicus Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: "In mari Europae australis"; (Silva & al. 1996: 605) Type: LINN;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), peacock-like (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Silva, Basson & Moe (1996, p. 606) consider Fucus pavonius Linnaeus (1759: 1345) an illegimate substitute name for Fucus pavonicus Linnaeus (1753: 1162); others have concluded that the two are orthographic variants. We have followed Silva and his colleagues (Guiry, pers. comm.). See Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) regarding orthographica variants of the specific epithet (Guiry, 1997). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
There is only a single confirmed Irish record (Cullinane 1970) from the outer reaches of Cork Harbour, where the species has not since been found. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
"See the general comment in Price et al. (1978) for the doubt concerning the occurrence of Padina pavonica on West African shores." (John et al., 2004). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 January 2025

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