Prionitis divaricata (Okamura) Kawaguchi 1989
Current name:
Grateloupia chiangii S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang
Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, JapanYukihiko Serisawa (serisawa@scc.u-tokai.ac.jp)
Publication Details
Prionitis divaricata (Okamura) Kawaguchi 1989: 230, figs 26-29
Published in: Kawaguchi, S. (1989). The genus Prionitis (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) in Japan. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Series V (Botany) 16: 193-257.
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 chiangii S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang.
Basionym
Carpopeltis divaricata Okamura
Type Information
Type locality: Moroiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; (Kawaguchi 1989: 233) Type: SAP; herb. Okamura (Yoshida 1998: 731)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 May 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024