Byssus velutina Linnaeus 1753
Publication Details
Byssus velutina Linnaeus 1753: 1168
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 2 pp. [i], 561-1200, [1-30, index], [i, err.]. Holmiae [Stockholm]: Impensis Laurentii Salvii.
Publication date: 1 May 1753
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Byssus is Byssus jolithus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), velvety, densely covered with short soft erect hairs (Stearn 1983).
Created: 01 January 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 January 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Byssus velutina L. is Pogonatum abides (Hedw.) P.Beauv., a moss (Spencer, Irvine & Jarvis 2009: 237). - (26 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
