Cladophora subsimplex Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Cladophora subsimplex Kützing 1849: 411
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophora is Cladophora oligoclona (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rama falklandica (Hooker f. & Harvey) Boedeker, M.J. Wynne & Zuccarello.
Source of Synonymy
Boedeker, C., Wynne, M.J. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2023). Hidden diversity in high-latitude Southern Hemisphere environments: Reinstatement of the genus Rama and description of Vandenhoekia gen. nov. (Cladophoraceae, Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta), two highly variable genera. Journal of Phycology 59: 1284–1298, 4 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Hermite Islands, Cape Horn, Chile; (Silva & al. 1996)J. D. Hooker, BM(K); Notes: Type from Hermite I., Cape Horn, Fuegia (Hooker); in BM (ex K) (Womersley, 1984: 193).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat simple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
