Crodelia discoidea (Foslie) Levring 1960
Publication Details
Crodelia discoidea (Foslie) Levring 1960: 40
Published in: Levring, T. (1960). Contributions to the marine algal flora of Chile. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 56(10): 1-85, 22 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Crodelia is Crodelia expansa (Philippi) Kylin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudolithophyllum discoideum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1964). Catalogue and bibliography of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic benthic marine algae. In: Antarctic Research Series. Volume 1. Bibliography of the Antarctic Seas. (Lee, M.O. Eds), pp. 1-76. Washington D.C.: American Geophysical Union.
Basionym
Lithophyllum discoideum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: "... on the east coast of Fuegia, at the mouth of Río Grande..." [Tierra del Fuego]; (Foslie 1900: 74) Lectotype: P.Dusén; February 1896; TRH; A9-449 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 73) Notes: See Adey & Lebednik (1967: 24). "see Adey 1970: 24 for typification" (Chamberlain (1994: 148). "It is uncertain whether Tierra del Fuego refers to Tierra del Fuego Island or the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, and it also is uncertain whether the material was collected in Chile or Argentina." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 73). LT designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik, 1967 (see Puckree-Padua et al, 2020; INA). Lectotype sequenced: GenBank Accession MN882573.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), discoid.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
