Cladostephus spongiosus f. verticillatus (Lightfoot) Prud'homme 1972
Publication Details
Cladostephus spongiosus f. verticillatus (Lightfoot) Prud'homme 1972: 142
Published in: Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1972). Notes on Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) II. On the identity of Cladostephus setaceus Suhr and remarks on European Cladostephus. Blumea 20: 138-144, pl. II.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladostephus is Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladostephus hirsutus (Linnaeus) Boudouresque & M.Perret-Boudouresque ex Heesch & al..
Source of Synonymy
Heesch, S., Rindi, F., Guiry, M.D. & Nelson, W.A. (2020). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic reassessment of the genus Cladostephus (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae). European Journal of Phycology 55(4): [1-18] 426-443.
Basionym
Conferva verticillata Lightfoot
Type Information
Type locality: Firth of Forth, Scotland; (Silva & al. 1996: 574)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2020
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Taxonomic note
Womersley (1987: 187) pointed out that the only difference between the forma verticillata and the nominate forma was the distance between the whorl branchlets, which could only be an environmental response, and thus the forms have no taxonomic value. - (28 June 2012) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025
