Ulva latissima Gunnerus, nom. illeg. 1766

Publication Details
Ulva latissima Gunnerus, nom. illeg. 1766: 52

Published in: Gunnerus, J.E. (1766). Flora norvegica, observationibus praesertim oeconomicis panosque norvegici locupletata. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-viii, 1-96, [4], 3 pls. Nidrosia [Trondheim] & Hafnia [Copenhagen]: Vinding & F.C. Pelt.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders.

Source of Synonymy
Jørgensen, P.M. (2012). New names in Gunnerus’s Flora Norvegica, and their typification. Taxon 65(5): 1088-1095, 8 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Ofoten [Norway] ; (Gunnerus 1766: 52) Holotype: TRH; herb. Gunnerus 115.1+2 (Gunnerus 1766: 52)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), widest, very wide.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 06 November 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Ulva latissima Linnaeus, 1753; "Gunnerus was obviously impressed by it in the field and described how he took a quarter of it to his herbarium where it is still present (115.1 2) labelled 'Ofoten', where he collected it in 1759, one of the few cases of an undisputed holotype in his herbarium." (Jørgensen 2012: 1094). - (06 April 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025