Lomentaria opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Gaillon 1828
Current name:
Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; turf at MHWN - 26 January 2008. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Lomentaria opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Gaillon 1828: 367
Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomentaria is Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine.
Basionym
Fucus opuntia Goodenough & Woodward
Type Information
Type locality: Tenby, Pembroke, Wales; (Silva & al. 1996: 281)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 February 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2024
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
