Protonema velutinum (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Protonema velutinum (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1824: 43
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Protonema.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Byssus velutina Linnaeus
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), velvety, densely covered with short soft erect hairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 March 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 March 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
