Codium tomentosum var. coralloides Kützing 1845

Current name: Codium coralloides (Kützing) P.C.Silva
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Publication Details
Codium tomentosum var. coralloides Kützing 1845: 253 (as 'Codium tomentosum ß coralloides')

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codium coralloides (Kützing) P.C.Silva.

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

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tomentose, i.e., thickly and evenly covered with short more or less adpressed curled or curved matted hairs (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 July 2015

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Taxonomic note
Reports of this variety in the Medi - (20 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025