Spyridia aculeata (C.Agardh ex Decaisne) Kützing 1843

Publication Details
Spyridia aculeata (C.Agardh ex Decaisne) Kützing 1843: 377

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Ceramium aculeatum C.Agardh ex Decaisne

Type Information
Type locality: Nuweiba, Egypt; (Silva & al. 1996: 429) Type: W. Schimper; 1837; (INA 1996) Notes: Type: IT: UC436436 (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 November 2023

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Taxonomic note
"S. hypnoides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Papenfuss [taxon excludendum]. While Papenfuss (1968: 281) considered S. hypnoides as conspecific with S. aculeata, with nomenclatural priority of the former over the latter one, Won et al. (2021: 395) demonstrated that the two species are distinct each other. From a morphological point of view they mainly differ in the basal cell of determinate branches lacking cortication in the intersection point in S. aculeata (corticated in S. hypnoides). Moreover, Won et al. (op. cit.: 400) concluded that all Mediterranean records of S. hypnoides are misidentifications with S. acule-ata. Consequently, S. hypnoides is here considered as a taxon excludendum from the Mediterranean Sea." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 353-4). "It was also recorded with its synonym S. berkeleyana Montagne, a species described from Algeria by Montagne (1846: 141, pl. 15/fig. 6) and already by Ardissone (1883: 193) considered as a probable synonym of S. aculeata." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 356). - (22 November 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025