Georgiella confluens (Reinsch) Kylin 1956

Publication Details
Georgiella confluens (Reinsch) Kylin 1956: 391, fig. 307A; pl. 18

Published in: Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Georgiella.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Ptilota confluens Reinsch

Type Information
Lectotype locality: 'Nordstrand de Landzunge, Pinguin Bay'; (Hommersand & al. 2006: 208) Lectotype (designated by R.W. Ricker in herb.): M; 0100496 (Hommersand & al. 2006: 208) Notes: Lectotype (tetrasporic) selected by R.W. Ricker, 28 March 1983 (barcode M-0100496). Syntype: HBG.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), confluent, running together, blending into one (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 October 2016

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Distributional note
The record from King George I., South Shetland Islands, cited by Hommersand et al (2006), is from drift material. - (29 June 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025