Valonia ovalis (Lyngbye) C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Valonia ovalis (Lyngbye) 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 Derbesia marina (Lyngbye) Solier.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
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 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2024
Verification of Data
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Nomenclatural note
At INA it appears as Valonia ovalis (Lyngbye) C. Agardh 1823, Sp. Alg. 1:431, with the same basionym. - (11 August 2024) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
