Udotea occidentalis A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1911
Publication Details
Udotea occidentalis A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1911: 127, 144, pl. II: figs 18, 22a-22; pl. VII: figs 63-65
Published in: Gepp, A. & Gepp, E.S. (1911). The Codiaceae of the Siboga Expedition including a monograph of Flabellarieae and Udoteae Siboga-Expeditie Monographie LXII. pp. 1-150, 22 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Udotea is Udotea flabellum (J.Ellis & Solander) M.Howe.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; (Littler & Littler 1990: 237) Holotype: H. Moseley ('Challenger' Expedition); 1884; 2-5 m deep; BM; XIII-12 (Littler & Littler 1990: 237)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), western.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
