Olivia cruenta (Smith) S.F.Gray 1821

Publication Details
Olivia cruenta (Smith) S.F.Gray 1821: 250

Published in: Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row.

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Publication date: 1 Nov. 1821

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Olivia is Olivia botryoides (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyridium purpureum (Bory) K.M.Drew & R.Ross.

Basionym
Tremella cruenta Smith

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bloody.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 January 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: Tremella cruenta Smith is illegitimate but see discussion by Drew & Ross Taxon 1965 14: 97 that Gray 1921: 250 is valid and legitimate. - (18 January 2023) - Roberta Cowan

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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 February 2025

 
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