Corallina arbuscula Postels & Ruprecht 1840
Publication Details
Corallina arbuscula Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 20, pl. XL, fig. 102, 111
Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.
Publication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Corallina pilulifera Postels & Ruprecht.
Source of Synonymy
Wade, R.M., Gabrielson, P.W., Hind, K.R., Shivak, J., Hughey, J.R.,Ohsu, S., Baba,M., Kogame, K., Lindstrom, S.C., Miller, K.A., Schipper, S.R. & Martone, P.T. (2022 '2023'). Resolving some of the earliest names for Corallina species (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the North Pacific by sequencing type specimens and describing the cryptic C. hakodatensis sp. nov. and C. parva. Journal of Phycology 59(1): 221-235.
Type Information
Type locality: ad insulam Unalaschka gregarie cum Cor. frondescens; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A small tree; little tree (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 March 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024