Codium duthieae P.C.Silva 1956

Publication Details
Codium duthieae P.C.Silva 1956: 275, fig. 10; pl. 1: fig. 2

Published in: Silva, P.C. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1956). The genus Codium (Chlorophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 4: 261-289, 16 figs, 3 plates.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Strandfontein, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & Womersley 1956: 276) Holotype: G.F. Papenfuss No. 24; 13 November 1935; Cast ashore; UC; 920260 (Silva & Womersley 1956: 276) Notes: Isotypes: UC920334, UC920276 and BOL150087 (Margaret Brookes, pers. comm.).

Eponomy
Named for Dr. A.V. Duthie (Augusta Vera) (1881-1963) of the University of Stellenbosch.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 January 2021

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Nomenclatural note
According to Silva et al. (1996: 853) this species has been recorded under the invalid name Codium duthieae Setchell (or Setchell ex Papenfuss) by various authors. Please consult original reference for more details. Margaret Brookes (e-mail, 14 January 2021) writes" "Codium duthieae is named for Dr. A.V. Duthie (Augusta Vera, known as Vera or Avie) (1881-1963) who worked at the University of Stellenbosch between 1902 and 1939/40 mainly on cryptograms and the Stellenbosch flora. She established the Department of Botany and the herbarium and was not given the professorship of botany in 1921 which went to her past student G.C. Nel. She was granted DSc from the University of South Africa in 1929." - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996: 853) the following names have been misapplied to this species in the Indian Ocean by various authors; Codium elongatum, Codium tomentosum and Codium lindenbergii. Please consult original reference for full details. ESU (evolutionary significant unit), Codium duthieae no. three contained specimens (from Arabian Sea) conforming to C. fastigiatum, C. duthieae and C. decortatum (Verbruggen et al. 2007: 244). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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