Vaucheria fastigiata C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Agardh) S.C.Ducker
Palau Islands, West PacificPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Vaucheria fastigiata C.Agardh 1824: 176
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vaucheria is Vaucheria disperma A.P.de Candolle.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Agardh) S.C.Ducker.
Source of Synonymy
Ducker, S.C. (1969). Additions to the genus Chlorodesmis (Chlorophyta). Phycologia 8(1): 17-20, 3 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "In mari ad insulas Marianas lectani sub n:o 19 communicavit Gaudichaud." [Mariana Islands]; (Agardh 1824: 176) Type: herb. alg. Agardh; LD; no. 15661 (Yoshida 1998: 113)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 January 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
