Endocladia muricata (Endlicher) J.Agardh 1847

Current name:
Endocladia muricata (Endlicher) J.Agardh
Cape Perpetua Oregon, U.S.A.; on barnacles. - 20 June 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Endocladia muricata (Endlicher) J.Agardh 1847: 10
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Endocladia is Endocladia vernicata J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Gelidium muricatum Endlicher
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered wiith short, hard points.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 December 2015
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Nomenclatural note
As Gigartina muricata Postels & Ruprecht is later homonym of Gigartina muricata (S.G. Gmelin) J.V. Lamouroux, Gelidium muricatum is treated as a new name attributable to Endlicher and the basionym of Endocladia muricata. - (18 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
mid and high intertidal; epilithic (Augyte & Shaughnessy, 2014). - (08 December 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 March 2025