Cladophora pellucida var. cristata Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Cladophora pellucida var. cristata Kützing 1849: 390 (as 'Cl. pellucida ß cristata')
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 Cladophora pseudopellucida C.Hoek.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad oras Hiberniae, prope Gulway [sic]: McCalla. Specimen dedit amic. Harvey" [near Galway, Ireland]; (Hoek 1963: 218) Type: L; (Hoek 1963: 218) Notes: "...vicinity of Galway, Éire" (Hoek 1963: 218). More likely Roundstone, Co. Galway, Ireland.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 March 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
