Orgyia fistulosa (Postels & Ruprecht) Trevisan 1845

Publication Details
Orgyia fistulosa (Postels & Ruprecht) Trevisan 1845: 28

Published in: Trevisan, V.B.A. (1845). Nomenclator algarum, ou collection des noms imposées aux plantes de la famille des algues. pp. 1-80. Padoue [Padua]: Imprimerie du Seminaire.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Orgyia is Orgyia esculenta (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eualaria fistulosa (Postels & Ruprecht) M.J.Wynne.

Basionym
Alaria fistulosa Postels & Ruprecht

Type Information
Syntype localities: In sinu Illuluk, ad insulam Unalascha observavit Mertens; ad insulam Kadiak legit Kastalsky, ad littora insulae Karaginsk: Postels.; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 11) Type: LE; (Yoshida 1998: 331) Notes: Yoshida (1998: 331) gives Unalaska, Alaska as the type locality.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fistulate, hollow throughout but closed at ends (Stearn 1973).

Created: 23 June 2006 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 25 April 2024

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