Corallina corymbosa Lamarck 1815
Current name:
Arthrocardia corymbosa (Lamarck) Decaisne
Near Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa, March 2009 - 09 December 2011. Robert Anderson (anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Corallina corymbosa Lamarck 1815: 234
Published in: Lamarck, J.B. de (1815). Suite et fin des polypiers corticiferes. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle Paris 2: 227-240.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Arthrocardia corymbosa (Lamarck) Decaisne.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habite les mers d'Amérique. Ma collection" [thought to be Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; Johansen 1969: 57]; (Lamarck 1815: 235)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), corymbose (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 January 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
