Ulva dactylifera Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1920
Publication Details
Ulva dactylifera Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1920: 285, pl. 26: fig. 1
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1920). Phycological contributions. I. University of California Publications in Botany 7: 279-324, pls 21-31.
Publication date: "July 8, 1920"
Type 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 Ulva taeniata (Setchell) Setchell & N.L.Gardner.
Source of Synonymy
Hayden, H.S. & Waaland, J.R. (2004). A molecular systematic study of Ulva (Ulvaceae, Ulvales) from the northeast Pacific. Phycologia 43: 364-382.
Type Information
Type locality: "Southern Calfironia to Mexico (San Roque?)" [San Pedro, California, USA]; (Setchell & Gardner 1920: 285) Holotype: Type no. 3988, Gardner.; UC; (Setchell & Gardner 1920: 285) Notes: Holotype: UC 205622, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA, ix.1908, on exposed rocks, uppermost sublittoral belt, leg. N.L. Gardner no. 1988 (Hughey et al., 2024: 169, fig. 4A; Isotypes: UC 1884166, UC 1884167, UC 2038214, UC 402087 (Hughey et al. 2024: 170).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 February 2025