Prasiola meridionalis Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1920
Current name:
Prasiola meridionalis Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Bamfield, Vancouver Island, British Columbia; bird-frequented rocks above high-water mark - 29 April 2004. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Prasiola meridionalis Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1920: 291, pl. 25: fig. 2
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1920). Phycological contributions. I. University of California Publications in Botany 7: 279-324, pls 21-31.
Request PDFPublication date: "July 8, 1920"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prasiola is Prasiola crispa (Lightfoot) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: "The specimens taken as the type of this species were collected by one of us (Gardner) at Neah Bay, Washington."; (Setchell & Gardner 1920: 291) Type: N.L. Gardner 3824; UC; (Setchell & Gardner 1920: 291) Notes: "We are also inclined to refer here specimens collected at 'Minnesota Reef' at Friday Harbor, Washington, and at the entrance to Tomales Bay, California. In the last two localities the species is associated with Gayella constricta [Rosenvingiella constricta]. Cultures, however, strongly indicate the independence of the two plants from one another."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found towards the South.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
