Clavaria caespitosa (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1816
Publication Details
Clavaria caespitosa (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1816: xii
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1816). Nereis britannica Editio altera. Nova addita classificatione cryptogamiarum [sic] respectu generis Fuci. pp. [i]-xii, [i]- 68, 20 plates. Oxford: S. Collingwood.
Request PDFType Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine.
Basionym
Clavatula caespitosa Stackhouse
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Fucus caespitosus Stackhouse, 1797 is illegitimate. - (20 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
