Prionitis patens Okamura 1899

Publication Details
Prionitis patens Okamura 1899: 3, pl. I: figs 18-20

Published in: Okamura, K. (1899). Contributions to the knowledge of the marine algae of Japan. III. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 13: 2-10, 35-43, Plate I.

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 patens (Okamura) Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang.

Type Information
Type locality: Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture, Pacific; (Verlaque et al 2005: 485) Type: SAP (Okamura herb.); (Kawaguchi 1989: 196) Notes: Shinoshima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Wang et al. (2001: 258).

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 May 2010

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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