Encoelium sinuosum (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1820

Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier

Current name: Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier
PanamaDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)

Publication Details
Encoelium sinuosum (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1820: 146

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: probably Jan-April 1820

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Encoelium is Encoelium bullosum (J.V.Lamouroux) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier.

Basionym
Ulva sinuosa Mertens ex Roth

Type Information
Type locality: "Inter Algas e mari Atlantico prope Gades" [near Cádiz, Spain]; (Roth 1806: 327) Type: Mertens; BM; (Yoshida 1998: 306) Notes: Type locality: “Gades”, Spain. Type: BM (Yoshida, T., 1998: 306). Type material: B, destroyed (Dawson et al. 1964: 24), K (now BM)? PC? LE? See Parsons (1982: 293) for comments on type material.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very sinuate (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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