Corallina natalensis (Harvey) Kützing 1858
Publication Details
Corallina natalensis (Harvey) Kützing 1858: 38, pl. 79: fig. II c-f
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 crassa J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Johansen, H.W. (1971). Changes and additions to the articulated coralline flora of California. Phycologia 10(2/3): 241-249, 22 figs.
Basionym
Jania natalensis Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal (Durban) , South Africa; (Harvey, Woelkerling & Reviers 2020: 267) Holotype: Dr Gueinzius [Wilhelm Gueinzius (1814–1874)]; no date; TCD; 0000139 [[specimen in upper left of sheet] (Harvey, Woelkerling & Reviers 2020: 267) Notes: Dawson (1953: 118) Holotype is a collection by Dr. Gueinzius, probably in the Harvey Herbarium, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 July 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2025
