Bonnemaisonia clavata Hamel 1930

Publication Details
Bonnemaisonia clavata Hamel 1930: 104

Published in: Hamel, G. (1930). Floridées de France VI. Revue Algologique 5: 61-109 (reprint 1-49).

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bonnemaisonia is Bonnemaisonia asparagoides (Woodward) C.Agardh.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Roscoff, Brest, Tanger, Marseille; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 March 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Hamel (1930), in his original description of this species, mentions plants from the south coast of England, but no other records are known. The species can be common in the subtidal of NE Spain and Portugal. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
"When I've dived in North Spain, its relatively easy to spot B. clavata. It is highly iridescent in the field and seems slightly broader, more substantial than B. asparagoides." (Francis Bunker, 7 July 2020). B. asparagoides is also monoecious whilst B. clavata is dioecious. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Dixon & Irvine (1977: 159) note that two specimens from the south coast of England were included by Hamel in his original description, but it has not been recently reported from Britian and Ireland (M.D. Guiry, 16 September 2002). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 April 2025

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