Ulva flexuosa Wulfen 1803
Current name:
Ulva flexuosa Wulfen
Maret Islands, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Ulva flexuosa Wulfen 1803: 1
Published in: Wulfen, F.X. (1803). Cryptogama aquatica. Archives de Botanique 3: 1-64, pl. 1.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Duini ad littora maris Adriaticia" [Duino near Trieste, Italy]; (Wulfen 1803: [1]) Type: W; Wulfen No. 23 (Hayden & al. 2003: 289, table 4)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 October 2024