Ulva conglobata f. densa Kjellman 1897

Publication Details
Ulva conglobata f. densa Kjellman 1897: 11, pl. 2: figs 8-11; pl. 3: fig. 15

Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1897). Marina chlorophyceer från Japan. Bihang til Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Afd. III 23(11): 1-44, 7 figs, 7 plates. [in Swedish]

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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 conglobata Kjellman.

Source of Synonymy
Hughey, J.R., Gabrielson, P.W., Maggs, C.A., Mineur, F. & Miller, K.A. (2021). Taxonomic revisions based on genetic analysis of type specimens of Ulva conglobata, U. laetevirens, U. pertusa and U. spathulata (Ulvales, Chlorophyta). Phycological Research 69: 148-153, 1 fig., 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: Amakusa; (Kjellman 1897: 11)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 March 2022

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Taxonomic notes
Taxon inquirendum (Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi 2014: 161). - (02 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Hughey et al. (2021: 152) note that the two forms of U. conglobata proposed by Kjellman (1897) have identical rbcL sequences. - (05 January 2022) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025