Corallina rugosa J.Ellis & Solander 1786

Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux

Current name: Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux
Lord Howe Island, Australia - 21 November 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Corallina rugosa J.Ellis & Solander 1786: 115, pl. 22: fig. 3

Published in: Ellis, J. & Solander, D. (1786). The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis...Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander, M.D., F.R.S. &c.. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-208, 63 pls. London: Printed for Benjamin White and Son, at Horace's Head, Fleet-Street and Peter Elmsly, in the Strand.

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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 Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.

Type Information
Type locality: Jamaica; (Ellis & Solander 1786: 115) Notes: South & Skelton (2003: 720) mistakenly cite the Bahamas as the type locality

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wrinkled.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 May 2018

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Craig Schneider in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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