Kaliformia opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Stackhouse 1816

Publication Details
Kaliformia opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Stackhouse 1816: xii

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1816). Nereis britannica Editio altera. Nova addita classificatione cryptogamiarum [sic] respectu generis Fuci. pp. [i]-xii, [i]- 68, 20 plates. Oxford: S. Collingwood.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kaliformia is Kaliformia verticillata (Lightfoot) Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Basionym
Fucus opuntia Goodenough & Woodward

Type Information
Type locality: Tenby, Pembroke, Wales; (Silva & al. 1996: 281)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 10 March 2024

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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