Cottoniella arcuata var. fusiformis (Børgesen) Schotter 1951
Publication Details
Cottoniella arcuata var. fusiformis (Børgesen) Schotter 1951: 292
Published in: Schotter, G. (1951). Le genre Cottoniella Boergesen (Delessériacées). Revue Générale de Botanique 58: 279-298.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cottoniella is Cottoniella arcuata Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cottoniella fusiformis Børgesen.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Basionym
Cottoniella fusiformis Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: Playa de Santa Catalina [Las Palmas], Islas Canarias; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 153) Type: C; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 153) Notes: Womersley (2003: 154) gives the following data: Type from Playa de Santa Catalina (Las Palmas), Gran Canaria, Canary Is; presumably in C.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), curved, like a bow (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 July 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
