Ulva capillaris Hudson 1778

Chondria capillaris (Hudson) M.J.Wynne

Current name: Chondria capillaris (Hudson) M.J.Wynne
spermatangial branches, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2014Ignacio Barbara

Publication Details
Ulva capillaris Hudson 1778: 571

Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1778). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum Britanniæ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopæorum. Tomus II. Editio altera, emendata et aucta.. pp. [i], 335-690. Londini [London]: impensis auctoris: prostant venales apud J. Nourse, in the Strand.

Request PDF

Original description:  

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 Chondria capillaris (Hudson) M.J.Wynne.

Type Information
Neotype locality: "The Lookout", Weymouth, Dorset; (Wynne 1991: 480) Neotype: Samuel Goodenough; BM; (Wynne 1991: 480)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), capillary, hair-like, thread-like (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 April 2018

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Loading synonyms...
Loading notes...
Loading common names...
Loading distribution...
Loading references...
Loading bibliographical references...
Loading culture providers...

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=13247

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
Currently in AlgaeBase: