Spongites confluens Kützing 1841
Publication Details
Spongites confluens Kützing 1841: 32
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1841). Ueber die "Polypieres calcifères" des Lamouroux. In: Zu der öffentlichen Prüfung sämmtlicher Classen der Realschule zu Nordhausen ... 1841. (Fischer, K.C.F. Eds), pp. [3]-34. Nordhausen: Realschule.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spongites is Spongites fruticulosus Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. (1985). A taxonomic reassessment of Spongites (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of Kützing's original collections. British Phycological Journal 20: 123-153, 51 figs, 3 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Spalato [Adriatic Sea), Italy]; (Woelkerling 1998: 390) Holotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; L; 943.7-78 (Woelkerling 1998: 390) Notes: Holotype fragments: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); L 941.149-401 (Woelkerling & Verheij, 1995: 41).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), confluent, running together, blending into one (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 January 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
