Codium adhaerens C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Codium adhaerens C.Agardh
Ártabra, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2008Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Codium adhaerens C.Agardh 1822: 457
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Request PDFPublication date: probably Oct 1822
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.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), adhering (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2022
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Taxonomic note
Tsiamis et al. (2013) remark "Although numerous records of this species do exist for the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece (see Athanasiadis, 1987), we agree with Gallardo et al. (1993) that these records might refer to Codium effusum, a rather common alga of the Greek coasts. These two species share similar external morphology and their distinction requires detailed examination. Thus, the Greek records of C. adhaerens, which all lack sufficient documentation, should be treated as debatable, pending new documented records." - (11 May 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
The status of this species in the Mediterranean and elsewhere outside the north-eastern Atlatnic needs reassessment. The records for the Mediterranean should be probably be referred to Codium effusum (Gallardo et al., 1993). John et al. (2004) note that this species is recorded for “western Africa” by Schmidt (1931). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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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 03 April 2025
