Corallina penicillus Linnaeus 1758
Publication Details
Corallina penicillus Linnaeus 1758: 807
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Editio decima revisa. Vol. 1 pp. [i-iv], [1]-823. Holmiae [Stockholm]: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in Asia" [more likely Caribbean]; (Linnaeus 1758: 807) Lectotype (designated by F. Leliaert in Spencer & al. 2009: 246): LINN; 1293.21 (Spencer & al. 2009: 246) Notes: "Herb. Linn. No. 1293.21 (LINN) is, apparently, the only extant original material. Linnaeus gave its origin as “habitat in Asia”, but P. capitatus as currently understood occurs in the Caribbean (with range extensions reported from Brazil and Bermuda), Mediterranean and Madeira; P. capitatus has never been reported from the Indian or Pacific Oceans. It is probable that Herb. Linn. No. 1293.21 (LINN) does indeed represent C. penicillus, but this determination can only be confirmed by destructive sampling. Because the specimen cannot be critically identified, an epitype may need to be selected but this should await further taxonomic investigation (F. Leliaert, pers. comm.). Gepp & Gepp (1911: 68) discussed at length the complex history of the genus Penicillus and, for P. capitatus, provided a long list of synonyms." (Spencer & al. 2009: 246).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
