Punctaria baltica (Kützing) Batters 1902
Publication Details
Punctaria baltica (Kützing) Batters 1902: 26
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Punctaria is Punctaria plantaginea (Roth) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Punctaria tenuissima (C.Agardh) Greville.
Basionym
Desmotrichum balticum Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Baltic Sea.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
