Dasytrichia spongiosa (Hudson) Bonnemaison 1828
Current name:
Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh
Finavarra, Co. Clare, Ireland; shallow subtidal - 17 May 2011. M.D. Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Dasytrichia spongiosa (Hudson) Bonnemaison 1828: 96
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Dasytrichia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Basionym
Conferva spongiosa Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: England; (Silva & al. 1996: 574) Lectotype: BM; (Womersley 1987: 185)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 November 2010
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 November 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
