Cladophora minima (Okada) Sakai, nom. illeg. 1964

Publication Details
Cladophora minima (Okada) Sakai, nom. illeg. 1964: 79

Published in: Sakai, Y. (1964). The species of Cladophora from Japan and its vicinity. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 5(1): 1-104.

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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 Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Niiyama, Y. (1989). Morphology and classification of Cladophora aegagrophila (L.) Rabenhorst (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) in Japanese Lakes. Phycologia 28: 71-76, 10 figs.

Basionym
Aegagropila sauteri var. minima Okada

Type Information
Type locality: Honshu, Japan;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 August 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 September 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Cladophora minima (Foslie) De Toni 1889; see Yoshida (1977). - (03 March 2017) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 March 2025

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