Kaliformis opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Stackhouse 1809
Current name: Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine
Publication Details
Kaliformis opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Stackhouse 1809: 79
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1809). Tentamen marino-cryptogamicum, ordinem novum; in genera et species distributum, in Classe XXIVta Linnaei sistens. Mémoires de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 2: [50]-97.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kaliformis is Kaliformis verticillatus (Lightf.) 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 27 September 2024
