Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis (Areschoug) Papenfuss 1958

Current name: Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis (Areschoug) Papenfuss
Cape Peron, Western Australia; epiphytic on Amphibolis antarcticaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis (Areschoug) Papenfuss 1958: 104

Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophoropsis is Cladophoropsis membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) Børgesen.

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

Basionym
Spongocladia vaucheriiformis J.E.Areschoug

Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 797) Lectotype: Areschoug or Pike; S; A2572 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 668) Notes: Syntypes: Mauritius, S A2569, A2570 & A2571. Several specimens from Mauritius are present in S; one of these labeled 'Spongocladia vaucheriaeformis Aresch. Ad litora insula Mauritius, dedit Areschoug' from the Areschoug herbarium, is indicated as lectotype by Leliaert & Coppejans (2006: 668).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 March 2022

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Nomenclatural note
See note for Spongocladia vaucheriaformis. Name also proposed by Cribb (1960: 11, pl. 4: figs 1-4). - (18 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Grows epilithically, occasionally on calcified seaweeds (e.g. Halimeda opuntia) in the mid-intertidal (down to 1 m depth) (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006). - (18 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025