Cladophoropsis lyallii (Harvey) V.J.Chapman 1956
Publication Details
Cladophoropsis lyallii (Harvey) V.J.Chapman 1956: 471
Published in: Chapman, V.J. (1956). The marine algae of New Zealand. Part I. Myxophyceae and Chlorophyceae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 55(360): 333-501, 153 figures, pls 24-50.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1956
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophoropsis is Cladophoropsis membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Wittrockiella lyallii (Harvey) C.Hoek, Ducker & Womersley.
Source of Synonymy
Hoek, C. van den, Ducker, S.C. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1984). Wittrockiella salina Chapman (Cladophorales, Chlorophyceae), a mat and ball forming alga. Phycologia 23: 39-46.
Basionym
Cladophora lyallii Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Stewart Island, New Zealand; (Hoek, Ducker & Womersley 1984: 45) Type: TCD; (Hoek, Ducker & Womersley 1984: 45) Notes: Hoek et al. (1984: 45) note that the type of this species which is preserved at Trinity College, Dublin, is labelled with the following annotations in Harvey's handwriting: 'South Island, New Zealand. Cladophora lyallii n. sp.' and 'Nov.Zel.D. Lyall Cladophora lyallii' (the 'South Island' of Harvey is now Stewart I.). According to Boedeker et al. (2010: 530), D. Lyall collected the type and there are isolectotypes in BM.
Created: 07 December 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 December 2010
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Unspecified note
According to Hoek et al. (1984: 45), Cladophora lyallii does not belong to Cladophoropsis, as proposed by Chapman (1956: 471). - (07 December 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 December 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
