Padina adspersa (Mertens ex Roth) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Padina adspersa (Mertens ex Roth) Greville 1830: xliv

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Padina is Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cutleria adspersa (Mertens ex Roth) De Notaris.

Source of Synonymy
De Notaris, I. (1842). Algologiae maris ligustici specimen. Memorie dell'Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, ser. 2 4: 273-315.

Basionym
Ulva adspersa Mertens ex Roth

Type Information
Type locality: Inter Algas e mari Atlantico prope Gades acceptas observavit aestumatissimus Mertens [near Cadiz, Spain]; (Roth 1806: 324) Type: Mertens;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 April 2025 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 April 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025

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