Ulva plumosa Hudson 1778
Current name:
Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh
Narragansett, Rhode Island, U.S.A. - 17 October 2008. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)
Publication Details
Ulva plumosa Hudson 1778: 571
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1778). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum BritanniƦ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopƦorum. Tomus II. Editio altera, emendata et aucta.. pp. [i], 335-690. Londini [London]: impensis auctoris: prostant venales apud J. Nourse, in the Strand.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: prope Exmouth in Devonia [Exmouth, Devon, England]; (Hudson 1778: 571) Notes: According to Womersley (1984: 282) the type is lost.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), feathery (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 October 2024