Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817: xxvi

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladostephus.

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

Basionym
Conferva spongiosa Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: England; (Silva & al. 1996: 574) Lectotype: BM; (Womersley 1987: 185)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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