Codium taylorii P.C.Silva 1960

Publication Details
Codium taylorii P.C.Silva 1960: 510, pls 112, 118 b, 119, 120 a, 120 b (as 'taylori')

Published in: Silva, P.C. (1960 '1959'). Codium (Chlorophyta) of the tropical western Atlantic. Nova Hedwigia 1: 497-536, pls 107-123.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.

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

Type Information
Type locality: "On rocks at end of peninsula, Pass-a-Grille Beach, Pinellas County, Florida" [USA]; (Silva 1960: 511) Holotype: H.J. Humm; 12.v.1950; On rocks; UC; (Silva 1960: 511) Notes: Isotypes in AD, BM, MICH

Eponomy
Named for William Randolph Taylor (1895-1990), American phycologist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 September 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 March 2023

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Nomenclatural note
"The taxonomic status of Codium taylorii is somewhat questionable. The taxon C. taylori is preceded by Codium abreviatum C. Agardh (in Mazé and Schramm 1877). Silva (1960: 510) in describing Codium taylorii listed C. abreviatum as %u201Cnomen subnudum%u201D and stated that he did not consider their reference to color as constituting valid description of this species (Silva 1960: 513)." (Ballantine & al. 2023: 38). - (08 March 2023) - M.D. Guiry

Taxonomic note
Misidentified on the coast of Israel as Codium dichotomum, this is the most common species in this area. It may be an adventive species. - (20 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry

Distributional note
This species has been introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 273) being first found at Israel prior to 1955, probably by shipping and/or aquaculture activities. It is now widely distributed on the Levantine and N African coasts, but is infrequent. - (06 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry

Habitat note
In rock pools at lower mid-littoral levels on moderately wave-exposed shores and also at shallow sublittoral levels (5 m depth) (Tittley et al. 2009). - (25 March 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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