Cladostephus spongiosus f. verticillatus (Lightfoot) Prud'homme 1972
Publication Details
Cladostephus spongiosus f. verticillatus (Lightfoot) Prud'homme 1972: 142
Published in: Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1972). Notes on Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) II. On the identity of Cladostephus setaceus Suhr and remarks on European Cladostephus. Blumea 20: 138-144, pl. II.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladostephus is Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladostephus hirsutus (Linnaeus) Boudouresque & M.Perret-Boudouresque ex Heesch & al..
Source of Synonymy
Heesch, S., Rindi, F., Guiry, M.D. & Nelson, W.A. (2020). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic reassessment of the genus Cladostephus (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae). European Journal of Phycology 55(4): [1-18] 426-443.
Basionym
Conferva verticillata Lightfoot
Type Information
Type locality: Firth of Forth, Scotland; (Silva & al. 1996: 574)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
