Punctaria flaccida Nagai 1940
Publication Details
Punctaria flaccida Nagai 1940: 56, pl. II [2]: figs 12-13; pl. III [3]: fig. 7
Published in: Nagai, M. (1940). Marine algae of the Kurile Islands, I. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University 46: 1-137.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Punctaria is Punctaria plantaginea (Roth) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "S. Kuriles. Kunasiri Isl.-Tomari"; (Nagai 1940: 57)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 August 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: nominal forma requires autonymic epithet. "24.3. Infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they are autonyms (Art. 26)" [Melbourne Code]. - (04 August 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
