Zonaria gymnospora Kützing 1859
Current name:
Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder
In situ photograph, algal plain, seaward Media Luna Reef, Puerto Rico, 17 m. - 06 December 2021. CC BY-NC 4.0
Publication Details
Zonaria gymnospora Kützing 1859: 29, pl. 71: fig. II
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1859). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. IX [9] pp. i-vii, 1-42, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zonaria is Zonaria flava C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder.
Type Information
Type locality: "St. Thomas" (Herb. Sonder) [St Thomas, Virgin Islands]; (Billard 1985: 29) Type: MEL; 583380 (Womersley 1987: 217)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 September 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
