Corrigiola litoralis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 271. 1753.

"Habitat in Galliae, Germaniae litoribus arenosis." RCN: 2159.

Lectotype (Chaudhri, Rev. Paronychiinae: 37. 1968): Herb. Linn. No. 386.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Corrigiola Linnaeus.

Current name: Corrigiola litoralis L. ( Caryophyllaceae).

Note: Jonsell & Jarvis (in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 38. 1993) chose Herb. Burser XVI: 44 (UPS) as lectotype, unaware of Chaudhri’s earlier choice.