Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg 1901
Publication Details
Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg 1901: 435-436, pl. 8: figs. 22-23
Published in: Falkenberg, P. (1901). Die Rhodomelaceen des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte Heraus gegeben von der zoologischen Station zu Neapel. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, Monographie 26. pp. i-xvi, 1-754, 10 figs, 24 pls. Berlin: Verlag von R. Friedländer & Sohns.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vidalia is Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Osmundaria prolifera J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Norris, R.E. (1991). The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 106: 1-40, 60 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: not specified (King George Sound, Western Australia); (Silva & al. 1996: 532) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Harvey (1862: pl. CLXXXVIII).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025
