Iridaea ornata Postels & Ruprecht 1840

Opuntiella ornata (Postels & Ruprecht) A.D.Zinova

Current name: Opuntiella ornata (Postels & Ruprecht) A.D.Zinova
Postels and Ruprecht (1840) - 25 September 2015. expired

Publication Details
Iridaea ornata Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 17, pl. XXXI: figs 91, 92

Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.

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Publication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridaea is Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Opuntiella ornata (Postels & Ruprecht) A.D.Zinova.

Type Information
Ad Kamtschatka lapidibus et conchis affixa; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 17)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished, equipped, embellished, adorned (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 March 2009

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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