Cladophora mirabilis (C.Agardh) Rabenhorst 1852
Current name:
Lychaete mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
South AfricaRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Cladophora mirabilis (C.Agardh) Rabenhorst 1852: no. 53
Published in: Hohenacker, R.F. (1852). Algae marinae siccatae. Eine Sammlung europäischer und ausländischer Meeralgen in getrockneten Exemplaren mit einem kurzen Texte versehen von Prof. Dr. Kützing. pp. Nos 1-50, 51-100. Esslingen.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophora is Cladophora oligoclona (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lychaete mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2017). The reinstatement of Lychaete J.Agardh (Ulvophyceae, Cladophoraceae). Notulae Algarum 31: 1-4, 1 fig.
Basionym
Conferva mirabilis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: South Africa: Cape of Good Hope; (INA 1996) Type: Chamisso; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
