Monostroma latissimum Wittrock 1866
Publication Details
Monostroma latissimum Wittrock 1866: 33, pl. I [1]: fig. 4
Published in: Wittrock, V.B. (1866). Försök till en Monographie öfver Algslägtet Monostroma. pp. 1-66, IV plates, folded scheme [= 14 figs]. Stockholm: Akademisk Afhandling.
Request PDFPublication date: 23 May 1866
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Monostroma is Monostroma bullosum (Roth) Thuret.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Various, including Europe, North America and New Zealand; (Wittrock 1866: 33)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 March 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Wittrock says 'Ulva latissima Kützing non Linnaeus', apparently a reference to the entry for Ulva latissima in Kützing (Tab. Phyc., 7, Vol. VI: pl. 14: figs a-e). - (20 June 2008) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Usually in marine and brackish water. However, it is also reported from freshwater habitats. - (16 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
