Valonia ovalis C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Valonia ovalis C.Agardh 1822: 231
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Request PDFPublication date: probably Oct 1822
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Valonia is Valonia aegagropila C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halicystis ovalis (Lyngbye) J.E.Areschoug.
Basionym
Gastridium ovale Lyngbye
Type Information
Syntype localities: Hab. ad infimum refluxus limitem littoris Faroeneis, ut ad Qvivig, Hövig, etc. [various in Faroe Islands]; (Lyngbye 1819: 72)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
