Polyneura litterata (J.Agardh) Kylin 1924
Publication Details
Polyneura litterata (J.Agardh) Kylin 1924: 37
Published in: Kylin, H. (1924). Studien über die Delesseriaceen. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen. N.F. Avd. 2 20(6): 1-111, 80 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyneura is Polyneura hilliae (Greville) Kylin.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Nitophyllum litteratum J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Ad littora meridionalia Angliae [Torquay, England, according to Kylin, 1924]; (Kylin 1924: 37) Type: Mrs A.W. Griffiths?; 9 July 1829; LD;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2014
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Taxonomic note
The status of this entity is uncertain. According to Maggs & Hommersand (1993: 228), British specimens are “misidentifications of other species”. However, the type is British, from Torquay, South Devon, but no re-examination of the type seems to have been undertaken (M.D. Guiry, 15 June 2002) to enable proper synonymy. Wynne (2014: 210) maintains the entity as a taxonomically valid species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
