Cladophora rectangularis (A.W.Griffiths) Harvey 1846
Publication Details
Cladophora rectangularis (A.W.Griffiths) Harvey 1846: pl. XII
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1846). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. Text with plates, pls I-LXXVIII. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType 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 Cladophora hutchinsiae (Dillwyn) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Hoek, C. van den (1963). Revision of the European species of Cladophora. pp. [i]-vii, [1]-248, 1 fig., 18 maps, + 55 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Basionym
Conferva rectangularis A.W.Griffiths
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Tor Abbey, Devon, England; (Hoek 1963: 61) Isotype: L; 937/281/394 (Hoek 1963: 61) Notes: Syntype localities: Tor-abbey and Meadfoot, Devon.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 June 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 June 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
