Palmella rubra (Sommerfelt) Fries 1829

Publication Details
Palmella rubra (Sommerfelt) Fries 1829: pl. MDCCCCLII [1952] : fig, 2 [name only]

Published in: Hornemann, J.V. (1829). [Flora Danica] Vol. 9, fasc. 33. pp. pls. 1921-1980. Havniae [Copenhagen].

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmella is Palmella hyalina Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Wildemania tenuissima (Strömfelt) De Toni.

Basionym
Verrucaria rubra Sommerfelt

Type Information
Type locality: Hab. in lapidibus a fluxu maris inundatis ad litora Nordlandiae frequenter [Nordland, Norway]; (Sommerfelt 1826: 140) Lectotype: O; (Irvine & Pueschel 1994: 240) Notes: According to Irvine & Pueschel (1994: the lectotype: is from Norway (Saltdal). Sherwood & Sheath (2003: 411) give the following data: Holotype: Yaltdalen. Sommerfelt (vii. 1822); in O (no number given).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 July 2017

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