Chloropelta caespitosa Tanner 1980
Publication Details
Chloropelta caespitosa Tanner 1980: 130-136, figs. 2-48, 49 (in part)
Published in: Tanner, C.E. (1980). Chloropelta gen. nov., an ulvaceous green alga with a different type of development. Journal of Phycology 16(1): 128-137, 48 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Chloropelta.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva tanneri H.S.Hayden & Waaland.
Source of Synonymy
Hayden, H.S., Blomster, J., Maggs, C.A., Silva, P.C., Stanhope, M.J. & Waaland, J.R. (2003). Linnaeus was right all along: Ulva and Enteromorpha are not distinct genera. European Journal of Phycology 38(3): 277-294, 4 figs, 5 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Point Fermin, San Pedro, California, U.S.A; (Tanner 1980: 131) Holotype: 26 May 1976; upper littoral zone; UBC; 57963 (Tanner 1980: 131) Notes: Type number: A57963 (fide M.W. Hawkes (e-mail, 11.i.2007).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
