Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville 1830: xxxvi

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Splachnidium.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Ulva rugosa Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: Cap. b. Spei [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Linnaeus 1771: 311) Type: Koenig 39; LINN; 1275.8 (Womersley 1987: 144)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wrinkled.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 April 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025

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