Valonia uvaria Kützing 1845
Publication Details
Valonia uvaria Kützing 1845: 252
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Valonia is Valonia aegagropila C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Valonia macrophysa Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kuckuck, P. (1907). Anhandlung über Meeresalgen. 1. Über den Bau und die Fortpflanzung von Halicystis Areschoug und Valonia Ginnani. Botanische Zeitung 65(Abt. 1): 139-185, 25 figs, Plates III, IV.
Basionym
Staurastrum teliferum var. transvaalense Claassen
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a cluster of grapes (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
