Corallocephalus penicillus (Linnaeus) Kützing 1843
Publication Details
Corallocephalus penicillus (Linnaeus) Kützing 1843: 310
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
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Corallocephalus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck.
Basionym
Corallina penicillus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in Asia" [more likely Caribbean]; (Linnaeus 1758: 807) Lectotype (designated by F. Leliaert in Spencer & al. 2009: 246): LINN; 1293.21 (Spencer & al. 2009: 246) Notes: "Herb. Linn. No. 1293.21 (LINN) is, apparently, the only extant original material. Linnaeus gave its origin as “habitat in Asia”, but P. capitatus as currently understood occurs in the Caribbean (with range extensions reported from Brazil and Bermuda), Mediterranean and Madeira; P. capitatus has never been reported from the Indian or Pacific Oceans. It is probable that Herb. Linn. No. 1293.21 (LINN) does indeed represent C. penicillus, but this determination can only be confirmed by destructive sampling. Because the specimen cannot be critically identified, an epitype may need to be selected but this should await further taxonomic investigation (F. Leliaert, pers. comm.). Gepp & Gepp (1911: 68) discussed at length the complex history of the genus Penicillus and, for P. capitatus, provided a long list of synonyms." (Spencer & al. 2009: 246).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
