Chloronitum sericeum (Hudson) Gallion 1928

Publication Details
Chloronitum sericeum (Hudson) Gallion 1928

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chloronitum is Chloronitum aerea (Dillwyn) Gaillon.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophora sericea (Hudson) 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
Conferva sericea Hudson

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 780) Holotype: OXF; Marine material of Conferva trichoides virgata, sericea in Dillenius’s herb (Hoek 1963) Notes: Silva et al. recommend consulting van den Hoek (1963: 77) for further information regarding the lectotype locality of this species.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sericeous, silky with long straight close-pressed glossy hairs (Stearn 1983).

Created: 24 April 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024

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