Cladophora patens (Agardh) Kützing 1845
Publication Details
Cladophora patens (Agardh) Kützing 1845: 215
Type 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 fracta (O.F.Müller ex Vahl) 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.
Basionym
Conferva patens C.Agardh
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Near Traneberg (now part of Stockholm); (Hoek 1963: 200) Lectotype: Ditches; Agardh (LD); 8967 (Hoek 1963: 200) Notes: Isotype in herb. Bory de Saint Vincent (PC) (van den Hoek 1963: 200)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 June 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024
