Spongoclonium caribaeum (Børgesen) M.J.Wynne 2005

Publication Details
Spongoclonium caribaeum (Børgesen) M.J.Wynne 2005: 23, 87

Published in: Wynne, M.J. (2005). A check-list of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: second revision. Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 129: 1-152.

Publication date: 2005

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongoclonium is Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder.

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

Basionym
Mesothamnion caribaeum Børgesen

Type Information
Type locality: "St. Jan: Off Annaberg" [Annaberg, St. John, Virgin Islands]; (Børgesen 1917: 216) Holotype: dredged from 30 m; C; (Yoshida 1998: 917)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of the Caribbean.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 May 2008 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 November 2023

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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