Cladostephus spongiosus f. laxus (C.Agardh) J.E.Areschoug 1850

Publication Details
Cladostephus spongiosus f. laxus (C.Agardh) J.E.Areschoug 1850: 162

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1850). Phycearum, quae in maribus Scandinaviae crescunt, enumeratio. Sectio posterio Ulvaceas continen. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 14: 385-454, + 3 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladostephus is Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladostephus hirsutus f. laxus (C.Agardh) Heesch, Rindi & W.A.Nelson.

Source of Synonymy
Heesch, S., Rindi, F., Guiry, M.D. & Nelson, W.A. (2020). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic reassessment of the genus Cladostephus (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae). European Journal of Phycology 55(4): [1-18] 426-443.

Basionym
Cladostephus laxus C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Kattegat; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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