Ulvaria splendens (Ruprecht) K.L.Vinogradova 1979
Publication Details
Ulvaria splendens (Ruprecht) K.L.Vinogradova 1979: 109
Published in: Vinogradova, K.L. (1979). Opredelitel' vodorosley dal'nevostochnykh morey SSSR. Zelenyye Vodorosli [Manual for identification of the algae of the far-eastern seas of the USSR. Green algae]. pp. [1]-146, 67 figs, 18 pls. Leningrad: Botanicheskii Institut imeni V.L. Komarova. [in Russian]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ulvaria is Ulva fusca Postels & Ruprecht.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulvaria blyttii (Areschoug) K.L.Vinogradova.
Source of Synonymy
Lindstrom, S.C., Maggs, C.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2024). Ulvaria blyttii (Areschoug) K.L.Vinogradova is the correct name for a widely distributed species of Ulvaria Ruprecht (Ulvaceae, Ulvophyceae). Notulae Algarum 328: 1–8, 2 figures.
Basionym
Ulva splendens Ruprecht
Type Information
Type locality: Alaska: western Aleutian Islands; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), splendid, shining, gleaming, brilliant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Selivanova & Zhigadlova (2009: 325) note that Ulvaria splendens Ruprecht is widely known under the name Ulvaria fusca (Postels & Ruprecht) Ruprecht emend. Vinogradova (1967: 115) but add that in her later work, Vinogradova (1974), with reference to Bliding (1968), stated that the name U. fusca was illegal and accordingly, the correct name for this species should be U. splendens Ruprecht (Vinogradova 1974). They note that this opinion is shared by most Russian phycologists. Brodie et al. (2007: 103) cite Ulvaria fusca Ruprecht 1850: 218 (presumably nom. nov.; see Bliding, 1968: 582). - (07 April 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Intertidal and subtidal zones (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
