Cladophora muscoides Meneghini ex Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Cladophora muscoides Meneghini ex Kützing 1849: 413 (as 'C. Aegagropila muscoides')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Hanyuda, T., Wakana, I., Arai, S., Miyaji, K., Watano, Y. & Ueda, K. (2002). Phylogenetic relationships within Cladophorales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) inferred from 18S rRNA gene sequences with special reference to Aegagropila linnaei. Journal of Phycology 38: 564-571.
Type Information
Type locality: "In aquis horti Patavini" [Padua, Italy]; (Kützing 1849: 414)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling a moss (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
