Cladophora herpestica (Montagne) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Lychaete herpestica (Montagne) M.J.Wynne
Panama. Habit.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Cladophora herpestica (Montagne) Kützing 1849: 415
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophora is Cladophora oligoclona (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lychaete herpestica (Montagne) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2017). The reinstatement of Lychaete J.Agardh (Ulvophyceae, Cladophoraceae). Notulae Algarum 31: 1-4, 1 fig.
Basionym
Conferva herpestica Montagne
Type Information
Type locality: Bay of Islands, New Zealand; (Womersley 1984: 184) Lectotype: Hombron s.n.; PC herbier général; folder 48 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 672) Notes: Type in Herb. Montagne, PC (Womersely, 1984: 184). Isotype in NY (Leliaert & Coppejans, 2006: 672).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024