Cladophora aegagropila var. brownii (Dillwyn) Rabenhorst 1868

Publication Details
Cladophora aegagropila var. brownii (Dillwyn) Rabenhorst 1868: 345

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

Request PDF

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophora is Cladophora oligoclona (Kützing) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Guiry, M.D. & Frödén, P. (2023). Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing is the correct name for Aegagropila linnaei Kützing, the type of Aegagropila Kützing (Pithophoraceae, Chlorophyta), widely known as “Marimo” or “Cladophora Balls”. Notulae Algarum 293: 1-7, 3 figs.

Basionym
Conferva brownii Dillwyn

Type Information
Type locality: "On Wet Rocks in a Cave near Dunrea, Ireland. Mr. Robert Brown." [Probably near Fort Dunree [sic], Co. Donegal, Ireland]; (Dillwyn 1809: 58) Notes: Van den Hoek (1963: 51) mentioned "Fragments of type in herb. Agardh (LD), n. 8527." Dixon (1966: 19) reported "The Agardh herbarium contains a large number of species annotated by Dillwyn or marked as having been received from him. It has not been possible to obtain any direct information as to the manner by which they were obtained or of the date on which they were received. As the elder Agardh (1820, 1822, 1824, 1828) makes frequent reference to Dillwyn specimens they were obviously received at about the same time that the specimens were sent by Dillwyn to Hornemann. In view of the association between Hornemann and the elder Agardh it is even possible that the specimens now in the Agardh herbarium were obtained from the former."

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), a ball of hair or a concretion found in the stomach of the goat and other ruminants.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 April 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 26 September 2023

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=59089

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 04 December 2024

Currently in AlgaeBase: