Codium mucronatum var. tomentosoides Van Goor 1923

Publication Details
Codium mucronatum var. tomentosoides Van Goor 1923: 134, fig. 1c

Published in: Van Goor, A.C.J. (1923). Die holländischen meeresalgen (Rhodophyceae, Phaeophyceae und Chlorophyceae) insbesondere der Umgebung von Helder, des Wattenmeeres und der Zuidersee. Verh. K. Akad-Wet. Amst. Sect. 2, 23: 1-232.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot.

Source of Synonymy
Brodie, J., Maggs, C.A. & John, D.M. (2007). Green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i-v], vi-xii, 1-242, 101 figs. London: British Phycological Society.

Type Information
Neotype locality: "Huisduinen, Netherlands, 1900, Mrs J. L. Redeke-Hoek (specimen not located). In the absence of the holotype, I have selected as neotype a specimen from Helder, Netherlands, annotated by van Goor, in the possession of Prof. J. Heimans, Hugo de Vries Laboratorium, Amsterdam."; (Silva 1955: 568)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending in a short, sharp point.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025

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