Cladophora sericea (Hudson) Kützing 1843
Current name:
Cladophora sericea (Hudson) Kützing
North of Spain, 2010 - 09 December 2011. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Cladophora sericea (Hudson) Kützing 1843: 264
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophora is Cladophora oligoclona (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Conferva sericea Hudson
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 780) Holotype: OXF; Marine material of Conferva trichoides virgata, sericea in Dillenius’s herb (Hoek 1963) Notes: Silva et al. recommend consulting van den Hoek (1963: 77) for further information regarding the lectotype locality of this species.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sericeous, silky with long straight close-pressed glossy hairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2020
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Taxonomic note
John et al. (2004) cite Cladophora flexuosa (O.F. Müll.) Kütz and Cladophora crystallina (Roth) Kütz. as synonyms of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
John et al. (2004) note that this species is only tentatively recorded from Namibia and refer to comments in Rull Lluch (2002). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025
