Lomentaria ovata (J.V.Lamouroux) Gaillon 1828
Current name:
Claviclonium ovatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Kraft & Min-Thein
Carnac Island, near Perth, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Lomentaria ovata (J.V.Lamouroux) Gaillon 1828: 367
Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomentaria is Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Claviclonium ovatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Kraft & Min-Thein.
Basionym
Gigartina ovata J.V.Lamouroux
Type Information
Type locality: 'Nouv. Holl.'; (Kraft & Min-Thein 1983: 172) Holotype: Herb. Lamouroux, CN; (Kraft & Min-Thein 1983: 172) Notes: Herb. Lamouroux, PC (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 376).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ovate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 February 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
