Microspongium Reinke, 1888

Holotype species: Microspongium gelatinosum Reinke

Publication details: Reinke, 1888: 20

Original publication and holotype designation: Reinke, J. (1888). Die braunen Algen (Fucaceen und Phaeosporeen) der Kieler Bucht. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 14-20.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2014-06-20 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Silberfeld, T., Rousseau, F. & Reviers, B. de (2014). An updated classification of brown algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). Cryptogamie Algologie 35(2): 117-156, 1 fig., 1 table.

Taxonomic note
"Microspongium gelatinosum Reinke has actually been applied to the ralfsioid sporophytes of the Scytosiphonaceae (Fletcher, 1987). Because M. gelatinosum is the type species of the chordariacean genus Microspongium, the latter genus is no longer recognized. The six other currently species belonging to Microspongium need to be reinvestigated to clarify their taxonomy" (Silberfeld, Rousseau & Reviers 2014: 132, footnote). - (20 June 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025