Spongia dichotoma Hudson, nom. illeg. 1762
Publication Details
Spongia dichotoma Hudson, nom. illeg. 1762: 489
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1762). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum angliae sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, ofììcinalibus pharmacopoeorum. pp. [i]-viii, [1- 8], 1-506, [1-22, ind.]. Londini [London]: Impensis auctoris: Prostant venales apud J. Nourse in the Strand, et C. Moran in Covent-Garden.
Request PDFPublication date: Jan-Jun 1762
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.
Source of Synonymy
Newton, L.M. (1953). Marine algae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 1933-34 9(5): 395-420, pls I-IV.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 April 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
