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Prionitis J.Agardh, 1851

205954  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205954)

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  1. Species Prionitis abbreviata Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
  2. Species Prionitis acroidalea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) E.Y.Dawson, 1961
  3. Species Prionitis albemarlensis W.R.Taylor, 1945
  4. Species Prionitis australis (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
  5. Species Prionitis delicatula (W.R.Taylor) E.Y.Dawson, 1954
  6. Species Prionitis filiformis Kylin, 1941
  7. Species Prionitis galapagensis W.R.Taylor, 1945
  8. Species Prionitis hancockii W.R.Taylor, 1945
  9. Species Prionitis imbricata (Holmes) Showe M.Lin & Rodríguez-Prieto, 2024
  10. Species Prionitis lanceolata (Harvey) Harvey, 1853
  11. Species Prionitis ligulata J.Agardh, 1851
  12. Species Prionitis linearis Kylin, 1941
  13. Species Prionitis mexicana E.Y.Dawson, 1944
  14. Species Prionitis nodifera (Hering) E.S.Barton, 1896
  15. Species Prionitis obtusa Sonder, 1871
  16. Species Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
  17. Species Prionitis subdichotoma E.Y.Dawson, 1961
  18. Species Prionitis vietnamensis P.H.Hô, 1969
  19. Species Prionitis wentii Weber-van Bosse, 1921
  20. Species Prionitis andersoniana Eaton ex J.Agardh, 1876 accepted as Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851 (synonym)
  21. Species Prionitis angusta (Okamura) Okamura, 1899 accepted as Grateloupia angusta (Okamura) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  22. Species Prionitis angusta (Harvey) Setchell, 1899 accepted as Prionitis filiformis Kylin, 1941
  23. Species Prionitis articulata Okamura, 1899 accepted as Grateloupia articulata (Okamura) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  24. Species Prionitis clarionensis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Kajimura accepted as Grateloupia clarionensis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  25. Species Prionitis colensoi J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1855 accepted as Placentophora colensoi (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) Kraft, 1976
  26. Species Prionitis cornea (Okamura) E.Y.Dawson, 1958 accepted as Grateloupia cornea Okamura, 1913
  27. Species Prionitis corymbifera I.A.Abbott, 1998 accepted as Grateloupia corymbifera (I.A.Abbott) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  28. Species Prionitis crinita (S.G.Gmelin) J.Agardh, 1851 accepted as Tichocarpus crinitus (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850 (synonym)
  29. Species Prionitis crispata (Okamura) Kawaguchi, 1989 accepted as Grateloupia crispata (Okamura) Y.-P.Lee, 2008 (synonym)
  30. Species Prionitis decipiens (Montagne) J.Agardh, 1851 accepted as Neorubra decipiens (Montagne) M.S.Calderon, G.H.Boo & S.M.Boo, 2014
  31. Species Prionitis divaricata (Okamura) Kawaguchi, 1989 accepted as Grateloupia chiangii S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  32. Species Prionitis elata Okamura, 1899 accepted as Grateloupia elata (Okamura) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  33. Species Prionitis formosana (Okamura) Kawaguchi & Nguyen, 1998 accepted as Yonagunia formosana (Okamura) Kawaguchi & Masuda, 2004
  34. Species Prionitis guaymasensis E.Y.Dawson, 1944 accepted as Prionitis abbreviata var. guaymasensis (E.Y.Dawson) E.Y.Dawson, 1959 (synonym)
  35. Species Prionitis jubata J.Agardh, 1851 accepted as Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851 (synonym)
  36. Species Prionitis kinoensis E.Y.Dawson, 1944 accepted as Prionitis acroidalea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) E.Y.Dawson, 1961
  37. Species Prionitis lyallii Harvey, 1862 accepted as Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
  38. Species Prionitis microcarpa (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851 accepted as Polyopes constrictus (Turner) J.Agardh, 1851
  39. Species Prionitis patens Okamura, 1899 accepted as Grateloupia patens (Okamura) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001 (synonym)
  40. Species Prionitis pectinata J.Agardh, 1851 accepted as Prionitis decipiens (Montagne) J.Agardh, 1851 accepted as Neorubra decipiens (Montagne) M.S.Calderon, G.H.Boo & S.M.Boo, 2014
  41. Species Prionitis pterocladina M.J.Wynne, 1993 accepted as Grateloupia pterocladina (M.J.Wynne) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  42. Species Prionitis ramosissima (Okamura) Kawaguchi, 1989 accepted as Grateloupia ramosissima Okamura, 1913
  43. Species Prionitis schmitziana Okamura, 1899 accepted as Grateloupia schmitziana (Okamura) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  44. Species Prionitis simplex G.J.Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1968 accepted as Grateloupia simplex (Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott) S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang, 2001
  45. Species Prionitis vizcainensis (E.Y.Dawson) E.Y.Dawson, Neushul & WIldman, 1960 accepted as Prionitis filiformis Kylin, 1941 (synonym)
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Agardh, J. G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup. [details] OpenAccess publication
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8157  
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8157 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Prionitis J.Agardh, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205954 on 2026-03-02
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2000-08-08 11:25:20Z
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Vermaercke, Sigrid
2000-08-22 13:11:28Z
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Vermaercke, Sigrid
2010-08-12 12:41:00Z
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2012-07-04 13:40:04Z
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2012-07-05 12:00:47Z
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Nomenclature

original description Agardh, J. G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details] 

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additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] 

 
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LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8157 [details]
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Japanese キントキ属  [details]