Codium tomentosum var. elongatum (Turner) Ardissone 1887
Publication Details
Codium tomentosum var. elongatum (Turner) Ardissone 1887: 171
Published in: Ardissone, F. (1887). Phycologia mediterranea. Parte IIa. Oosporee-Zoosporee-Schizosporee. Vol. 2 pp. 129-320. Varese: Antica tip. ferri di Maj e Malnati.
Publication date: Jan-Apr 1887
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codium decorticatum (Woodward) M.Howe.
Basionym
Fucus tomentosus var. elongatus Turner
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tomentose, i.e., thickly and evenly covered with short more or less adpressed curled or curved matted hairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 July 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
