Jania tenella (Kützing) Grunow 1874
Publication Details
Jania tenella (Kützing) Grunow 1874: 42
Published in: Grunow, A. (1874). Algen der Fidschi-, Tonga- und Samoa-Inseln, gesammelt von Dr. E. Graeffe> Erste Folge: Phaeosporeae, Fucoideae und Florideae. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 3: 23-50.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Jania is Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Corallina tenella Kützing
Type Information
Syntype localities: Golfo di Napoli, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 244) Notes: Syntype localities: Golfo di Napoli, Italy; Mexico (South & Skelton, 2003).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), delicate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 March 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Børgesen (1943: 26) and John et al. (2004) cite this species as Jania tenella Kützing. Dawson (1952: 120) cites this species as Jania tenella Kützing var. tenella. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
South & Skelton (2003) cite Jania pumila Lamouroux 1816 as a synonym of Jania tenella (Kützing) Grunow 1874. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
