Prasiola tessellata (Hooker f. & Harvey) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Prasiola tessellata (Hooker f. & Harvey) Kützing 1849: 473
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prasiola is Prasiola crispa (Lightfoot) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastodia tessellata (Hooker f. & Harvey) Hooker f. & Harvey.
Basionym
Ulva tessellata Hooker f. & Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Kerguelen's Land; (Hooker & Harvey 1845: 297)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), tessellated; mosaic..
Created: 09 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
