Spongocladia vaucheriiformis J.E.Areschoug 1854

Publication Details
Spongocladia vaucheriiformis J.E.Areschoug 1854: 202, pl. II [2]

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1854). Phyceae novae et minus cognitae in maribus extraeuropaeis collectae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, series 3 1: 329-372.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Spongocladia.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis (Areschoug) Papenfuss.

Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 797) Lectotype: Areschoug or Pike; S; A2572 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 668) Notes: Syntypes: Mauritius, S A2569, A2570 & A2571. Several specimens from Mauritius are present in S; one of these labeled 'Spongocladia vaucheriaeformis Aresch. Ad litora insula Mauritius, dedit Areschoug' from the Areschoug herbarium, is indicated as lectotype by Leliaert & Coppejans (2006: 668).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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