Prionitis cornea (Okamura) E.Y.Dawson 1958
Current name:
Grateloupia cornea Okamura
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba University. Base of plantHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)
Publication Details
Prionitis cornea (Okamura) E.Y.Dawson 1958: 71
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1958). Notes on Pacific coast marine algae, VII. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 57: 65-80, 12 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prionitis is Prionitis ligulata J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grateloupia cornea Okamura.
Basionym
Grateloupia cornea Okamura
Type Information
Type locality: Kadzusa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan; (Kawaguchi 1989: 226) Type: SAP (Okamura herb.); (Kawaguchi 1989: 226)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024