Aegagropila flaccida (Kützing) Kützing 1854
Publication Details
Aegagropila flaccida (Kützing) Kützing 1854: 16, t. 73, 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).
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aegagropila is Aegagropila linnaei Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophora vagabunda (Linnaeus) C.Hoek.
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 flaccida Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Adriatic Sea; (Hoek 1963: 147)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).
Created: 27 May 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 27 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 December 2024
