Codium papenfussii P.C.Silva 1959

Publication Details
Codium papenfussii P.C.Silva 1959: 122, fig. 7: pl. V

Published in: Silva, P.C. (1959). The genus Codium (Chlorophyta) in South Africa. Journal of South African Botany 25: 101-165, 22 figs, Plates II-XVI.

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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: Kalk Bay, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva 1959: 122) Type: UC?;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 09 November 2015

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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the following names have been misapplied to this species: Codium bursa by Delf & Mitchell (1921: 95 (Camps Bay record)) and Pocock (1939: 76, 78). and Codium spongiosum by Stephenson (1947: 296 (Port Edward record)). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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