Monostroma oxyspermum (Kützing) Doty 1947

Current name:
Gayralia oxysperma (Kützing) K.L.Vinogradova ex Scagel & al.
Spain, Galicia, A Coruña, Baldaios saltmarsh, 2001Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Monostroma oxyspermum (Kützing) Doty 1947: 12
Published in: Doty, M.S. (1947). The marine algae of Oregon. Part I. Chlorophyta and Phaeophyta. Farlowia 3: 1-65, pls 1-10.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Monostroma is Monostroma bullosum (Roth) Thuret.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gayralia oxysperma (Kützing) K.L.Vinogradova ex Scagel & al..
Source of Synonymy
Scagel, R.F., Gabrielson, P.W., Garbary, D.J., Golden, L., Hawkes, M.W., Lindstrom, S.C., Oliveira, J.C. & Widdowson, T.B. (1989). A synopsis of the benthic marine algae of British Columbia, southeast Alaska, Washington and Oregon. Phycological Contribution Number 3. pp. [i]-vi, 1-532. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Department of Botany.
Basionym
Ulva oxysperma Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 740) Lectotype: L; 938.53.82a (Womersley 1984: 138) Notes: "Schleybusen bei Winning"; collector: Frölich (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 April 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Børgesen (1940) cites this species as Monostroma oxyspermum (Kützing) Thuret. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 February 2025