Lyngbya littoralis (Linnaeus) Dillwyn ex Gaillon, nom. inval. 1828
Current name:
Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman
Pilayiella littoralis, lower intertidal, Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio BárbaraIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Lyngbya littoralis (Linnaeus) Dillwyn ex Gaillon, nom. inval. 1828: 394
Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.
Basionym
Conferva littoralis Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: "in Europae marinis rupibus" [Europe]; (Silva & al. 1996: 572)LINN?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the shore (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 21 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024