Cladophoropsis dichotoma (Zanardini) Papenfuss 1958
Current name:
Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis (Areschoug) Papenfuss
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 1 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Cladophoropsis dichotoma (Zanardini) Papenfuss 1958: 104
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophoropsis is Cladophoropsis membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis (Areschoug) Papenfuss.
Basionym
Spongodendron dichotomum Zanardini
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Sorong, W Irian Jaya, Indonesia; (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 668) Lectotype: O. Beccari; May 1872; BM; (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 668) Notes: According to Leliaert & Coppejans (2006: 668), no type locality was indicated in the original prologue ('ubi praecedens'). The single specimen (marked as type in BM) and labelled in Beccari's hand 'Nova-Guinea, Sorong (non Ins. Aru) v. 1872' is indicated as lectotype by them. They note that the Beccari collections are normally housed in FI, but the type of S. dichotomum was sent to Murray & Boodle (BM) by Beccari (Murray & Boodle 1888: 169) and apparently never sent back (Sartoni & Nepi, pers. comm.).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1973).
Created: 08 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2006
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024