Cladophora balliana Harvey 1851
Publication Details
Cladophora balliana Harvey 1851: pl. CCCLVI
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1851). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CCCXXIX-CCCLX [319-360]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType 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 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.
Type Information
Type locality: Clontarf [Co. Dublin, Ireland]; (Harvey 1851: pl. CCCLVI ) Type: TCD; (Hoek 1963: 78)
Eponomy
Named for the collector Miss Anne Elizabeth Ball (1808-1872) of Youghal, Co. Cork, Ireland.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
