Codium tenue (Kützing) Kützing 1856
Current name:
Codium tenue (Kützing) Kützing
Nornalup Estuary, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Codium tenue (Kützing) Kützing 1856: 33, pl. 95: fig. I
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1856). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VI pp. i-iv, 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
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.
Basionym
Codium tomentosum var. tenue Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "Caput bonae spei", (eastern Cape Province, South Africa); (Silva & al. 1996: 863) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting P.Silva (1959: 142) for more information on the type locality of this species.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024