Ginnania irregularis Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Ginnania irregularis Kützing 1849: 299
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ginnania is Ginnania furcellata (Turner) Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nemastoma dichotomum J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Rodriguez-Prieto, C., Verges, A., Sanchez, N., Polo, L. & Verlaque, M. (2004). The morphology and reproductive structures of Mediterranean species of the genus Nemastoma J. Agardh, nom. cons. (Nemastomataceae, Nemasomatales): Nemastoma dichotomum and N. dumontioides. Botanica Marina 47: 38-52.
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste, Italy; (Rodriguez-Prieto & al. 2004: 43) Holotype (female): F.T. Kützing; L ; 0487962 (Rodriguez-Prieto & al. 2004: 43)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), irregular (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2016
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Nomenclatural note
Ginnania irregularis (Kützing) Kützing 1845: 299 is cited in Idex Nominum Algarum. Rodríguez-Prieto et al. (2004) cite G. irregularis Kützing (1845: 299), Kützing (1866). - (28 November 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
