Spyridia clavata Kützing 1841
Current name:
Spyridia clavata Kützing
Panama. Surface view of branch showing banded cortex of alternating rows of long narrow cells and short wide cells.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Spyridia clavata Kützing 1841: 744
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1842 '1841'). Ueber Ceramium Ag.. Linnaea 15(6): 727-746.
Request PDFPublication date: February-March 1842
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 426)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025
