Corallina nana Leonormand ex Harvey, nom. illeg. 1863
Publication Details
Corallina nana Leonormand ex Harvey, nom. illeg. 1863: xxix
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania pusilla (Sonder) Yendo.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Port Fairy and Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 243)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 25 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024