Chlorodesmis bulbosa (Womersley) Ducker 1965

Publication Details
Chlorodesmis bulbosa (Womersley) Ducker 1965: 149, 158, figs 1-4

Published in: Ducker, S.C. (1965). The structure and reproduction of the green alga Chlorodesmis bulbosa. Phycologia 4: 149-162.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chlorodesmis is Chlorodesmis comosa Harvey & Bailey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhipilia baculifera (J.Agardh) Huisman & Verbruggen.

Basionym
Cladophoropsis bulbosa Womersley

Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia (Queenscliff, Nov. Holl. austr.); (Ducker 1965: 157) Holotype: Sonder 3; MEL; (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 672) Notes: Ducker (1965: 157, 158) notes that Womersley (1955) used the specimen, MEL 3007 as the type for Cladophoropsis bulbosa. This was marked in Sonder's hand: Cladophora (Aegagropila) bulbosa Sond. Queenscliff, Nov. Holl. austr.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bulbous.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 10 November 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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