Nitophyllum ramosum (Hudson) Batters 1902

Cryptopleura ramosa (Hudson) L.Newton

Current name: Cryptopleura ramosa (Hudson) L.Newton
Muigh Inis, Co. Galway, Ireland; on rock - 13 April 2006. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Nitophyllum ramosum (Hudson) Batters 1902: 75

Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptopleura ramosa (Hudson) L.Newton.

Basionym
Ulva ramosa Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Lancaster, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 900)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 February 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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