Spongocladia dichotoma (Zanardini) Murray & Boodle 1888

Publication Details
Spongocladia dichotoma (Zanardini) Murray & Boodle 1888: 175

Published in: Murray, G. & Boodle, K.A. (1888). On the structure of Spongocladia, Aresch. (Spongodendron, Zanard.), with an account of new forms. Annals of Botany 2: 169-175, Figs. 8-11.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongocladia is Spongocladia vaucheriiformis J.E.Areschoug.

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).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 March 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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