Wormskioldia obtusiloba (C.Agardh) Sprengel 1827
Publication Details
Wormskioldia obtusiloba (C.Agardh) Sprengel 1827: 332
Published in: Sprengel, K.[P.J.] (1827). Systema vegetabilium Editio decima sexta. Voluminis IV. Pars I. Classis 24. Vol. 4 pp. [i]-iv, [1]-592. Gottingae [Göttingen]: sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Wormskioldia is Wormskioldia sanguinea (Hudson) Sprengel.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Osmundaria obtusiloba (C.Agardh) R.E.Norris.
Source of Synonymy
Norris, R.E. (1991). The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 106: 1-40, 60 figs.
Basionym
Rytiphlaea obtusiloba C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil; Type: LD?;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
