Cladostephus spongiosus var. laxus (C.Agardh) C.Agardh 1828
Publication Details
Cladostephus spongiosus var. laxus (C.Agardh) C.Agardh 1828: 13
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1828). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Voluminis secundi. Sectio prior. pp. [i]-lxxvi, [i]-189. Gryphiae [Greifswald]: sumptibus Ernesti Mauriti [Ernst Mauritius].
Request PDFPublication date: Sept-Dec 1828
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 f. laxus (C.Agardh) Heesch, Rindi & W.A.Nelson.
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
Cladostephus laxus C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Kattegat; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2000 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 09 November 2024
