Ulva plantaginifolia Wulfen 1803
Publication Details
Ulva plantaginifolia Wulfen 1803: 2, no fig.
Published in: Wulfen, F.X. (1803). Cryptogama aquatica. Archives de Botanique 3: 1-64, pl. 1.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Punctaria tenuissima (C.Agardh) Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tergesti in mari Adriatico Fucis, aliisque submarinis insidens corporibus" [Trieste, Italy]; (Wulfen 1803: 2)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 October 2024
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Taxonomic note
May be referable to Punctaria tenuissima. - (16 November 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025
