Corallina squamata Linnaeus 1758
Current name:
Jania squamata (Linnaeus) J.H.Kim, Guiry & H.-G.Choi
Cambre, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2008Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Corallina squamata Linnaeus 1758: 806
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Editio decima revisa. Vol. 1 pp. [i-iv], [1]-823. Holmiae [Stockholm]: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania squamata (Linnaeus) J.H.Kim, Guiry & H.-G.Choi.
Type Information
Type locality: "Oc. Europaeo"; (Silva & al. 1996: 234)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished with scales (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 January 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024