Cladophora aegagropila (Linnaeus) Trevisan 1845
Current name:
Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing
microscope, freshwater aquarium, Galicia, Spain, 2012Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Cladophora aegagropila (Linnaeus) Trevisan 1845: 19
Published in: Trevisan, V.B.A. (1845). Nomenclator algarum, ou collection des noms imposées aux plantes de la famille des algues. pp. 1-80. Padoue [Padua]: Imprimerie du Seminaire.
Request PDFType 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
Hanyuda, T., Wakana, I., Arai, S., Miyaji, K., Watano, Y. & Ueda, K. (2002). Phylogenetic relationships within Cladophorales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) inferred from 18S rRNA gene sequences with special reference to Aegagropila linnaei. Journal of Phycology 38: 564-571.
Basionym
Conferva aegagropila Linnaeus
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Habitus in Suecuae lacubus Dannemora, Stockholmiae" [Dannemorasjön Uppland; Stockholm; Sweden]; (Linnaeus 1753: 1168) Lectotype: LINN; 1277.49 (Hoek 1963: 51) Notes: Hoek does not specify a locality for the lectotype. Two specimens are present in LINN (1277.48 and 1277.49). The former is labelled in Linnaeus's handwriting "21" and the latter "21/globosa/*. Species plantarum no. 21 is Conferva agagropila [sic]. Dannemorasjön is a shallow eutrophic lake in Uppland, typical of Aegagropila habitat.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), a ball of hair or a concretion found in the stomach of the goat and other ruminants.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 September 2023
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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 21 November 2024
