Corallina tenella Kützing 1858
Publication Details
Corallina tenella Kützing 1858: 41, pl. 85: fig. 2
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1858). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VIII pp. i-ii, 1-48, 100 plates. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType 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 tenella (Kützing) Grunow.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Golfo di Napoli, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 244) Notes: Syntype localities: Golfo di Napoli, Italy; Mexico (South & Skelton, 2003).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), delicate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 September 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 September 2022
