Ozothallia nodosa (Linnaeus) Decaisne & Thuret 1845

Current name:
Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis
Ascophyllum nodosum, Ría de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio Bárbara"
Igancio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Ozothallia nodosa (Linnaeus) Decaisne & Thuret 1845: 13
Published in: Decaisne, J. & Thuret, G. (1845). Recherches sur les anthéridies et les spores de quelques Fucus. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 3: 5-15, pls 1, 2: 40 figs.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Ozothallia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis.
Basionym
Fucus nodosus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Habitat in Mari Atlantico [Atlantic Ocean]; (Linnaeus 1753: 1159) Notes: On-line view of an unlocalised specimen LINN 1274.58 in the Linnean Herbarium labelled "9" as in the protologue. Athanasiadis (1996: 217) indicated that no type has been designated.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), knotted, knobbly (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2011
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 March 2023