Aegagropila muscoides (Meneghini ex Kützing) Kützing 1854
Publication Details
Aegagropila muscoides (Meneghini ex Kützing) Kützing 1854: 13, pl. 59: fig. 2
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1854). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. IV pp. i-xvi, 1-23, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aegagropila is Aegagropila linnaei Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Hoek, C. van den (1963). Revision of the European species of Cladophora. pp. [i]-vii, [1]-248, 1 fig., 18 maps, + 55 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Basionym
Cladophora muscoides Meneghini ex Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "In aquis horti Patavini" [Padua, Italy]; (Kützing 1849: 414)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling a moss (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 April 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 26 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
