Ulva punctata (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1797
Current name:
Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville
New Quay, Co. Clare, Ireland; lower intertidal plants with tetrasporangia - 28 March 1994. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ulva punctata (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1797: 405
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1797). Description of Ulva punctata. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 236-237.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Basionym
Fucus punctatus Stackhouse
Type Information
Type locality: "First discovered by Mr. Stackhouse, on the sands at Weymouth, very near the pier, at low water mark." [Weymouth, Dorset, England]; (Withering 1796: 405) Notes: Type in BM?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dotted, marked with dots, spots, minute glands, etc. (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
