Monostroma pulchrum Farlow 1881

Publication Details
Monostroma pulchrum Farlow 1881: 41

Published in: Foslie, M. (1881). Om nogle nye arctiske havalger. Christiania Videnskabers Selskabs Forhandlinger 14: 1-14, 2 pls.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Monostroma is Monostroma bullosum (Roth) Thuret.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Protomonostroma undulatum f. pulchrum (Farlow) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1986). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Botany 64: 2239-2281.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Watch Hill, Rhode Island; Gloucester, Massachusetts; Portland, Maine, U.S.A.; (Silva & al. 1996: 741)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, fair, pretty.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 March 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025