Cladophora rupestris (Linnaeus) Kützing 1843
Current name:
Rama rupestris (Linnaeus) Boedeker, M.J.Wynne & Zuccarello
Selce, northern Croatia - 26 March 2011. Mat Vestjens & Anne Frijsinger (annenmat@natuurlijkmooi.net)
Publication Details
Cladophora rupestris (Linnaeus) Kützing 1843: 270
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
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 Rama rupestris (Linnaeus) Boedeker, M.J.Wynne & Zuccarello.
Source of Synonymy
Boedeker, C., Wynne, M.J. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2023). Hidden diversity in high-latitude Southern Hemisphere environments: Reinstatement of the genus Rama and description of Vandenhoekia gen. nov. (Cladophoraceae, Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta), two highly variable genera. Journal of Phycology 59: 1284–1298, 4 figs.
Basionym
Conferva rupestris Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Habitat in Europeae marinis rupibus copioissima [Bognor Regis, Sussex, England]; (Linnaeus 1753: 1167) Lectotype: OXF; herb. Dillenius (Hoek 1969: 19, 64) Notes: Herb. Dillenius as Conferva marina trichodes ramosior Dillenius, 1741, upper specimen and lower left-hand specimen of the herbarium sheet.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rocky, rock-dwelling (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024
