Codiophyllum flabelliforme (Sonder) F.Schmitz 1895

Publication Details
Codiophyllum flabelliforme (Sonder) F.Schmitz 1895: 146, footnote

Published in: Schmitz, F. (1895). Marine Florideen von Deutsch-Ostafrica. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 137-177.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codiophyllum is Codiophyllum natalense J.E.Gray.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Thamnoclonium flabelliforme Sonder

Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 218) Lectotype: Preiss; MEL, Herb. Sonder; 606035 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 218)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Collected between depths of 5-21 m, usually on the lee sides of limestone reefs where they often grow horizontally from vertical walls or hang pendulously from the roofs of undercuts (Scott et al. 1984: 291).

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025

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