Cladophora arcta (Dillwyn) Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849

Publication Details
Cladophora arcta (Dillwyn) Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849: 417

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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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 Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain.

Source of Synonymy
Gain, L. (1912). La flore algologique des régions antarctiques et subantarctiques. In: Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) commandée par le Dr Jean Charcot. Sciences Naturelles: Documents Scientifiques. (Joubin, L. Eds), pp. 1-218. Paris: Masson et Cie, Éditeurs 120 Bd Saint-Germain, Paris (VIe).

Basionym
Conferva arcta Dillwyn

Type Information
Type locality: In the Sea, Bantry Bay [Co. Cork, Ireland]; (Dillwyn 1809: 67) Lectotype: Ellen Hutchins; NMW; (Jónsson 1991: 000)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), close, confined, tight (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 October 2020

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Irish note
Cotton (1912) includes a note on this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025

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