Cladophora albida (Nees) Kützing 1843

Current name: Cladophora albida (Nees) Kützing
Finavarra, Co. Clare, Ireland; shallow subtidal - 17 May 2011. M.D. Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Cladophora albida (Nees) Kützing 1843: 267

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophora is Cladophora oligoclona (Kützing) Kützing.

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

Basionym
Annulina albida Nees

Type Information
Type locality: Island of Selsey, England; (Womersley 1984: 206) Type: Dillenius; OXF; (Womersley 1984: 206) Notes: See van den Hoek 1963: 94.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat white, whitish (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 November 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Stegenga & Mol (1983: 57) cite this species as Cladophora albida (Hudson) Kützing, van den Hoek (1963: 94) concurs with this, and cites Conferva albida Hudson (1778) as the basionym. Conferva albida Hudson is, however, a later homonym of Conferva albida Forsskål, q.v., and the earliest available valid name is Annulina albida Nees (see Silva et al. 1987: 97; Hoek & Chihara 2000: 123). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic notes
Kim, Kwon & Hwang (2010) refer to Atlantic, Pacific and Polychotomous "types". - (06 February 2012) - M.D. Guiry
John et al. (2004) note that, according to Hoek (1982), tropical records of Cladophora albida should more correctly be attributed to C. montagneana. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025