Cladostephus laxus C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Cladostephus laxus C.Agardh 1824: 169
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Publication date: probably September 1824
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Kattegat; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 January 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024