Siphonocladus membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) Bornet 1888

Publication Details
Siphonocladus membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) Bornet 1888: 6

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Siphonocladus is Siphonocladus wilbergii F.Schmitz.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophoropsis membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) Børgesen.

Basionym
Conferva membranacea Bang ex C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "Ad insulam S. Crucis" [St Croix, Virgin Islands]; (Agardh 1824: 120) Lectotype: unknown; LD; Herb. alg. Agardh7287 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 664) Notes: Leliaert & Coppejans (2006: 664) note that St. Croix is indicated as type locality in the original prologue. Several specimens of this species from that locality are present in LD; one of these, labeled 'Conf. membranacea Hofm, Ins St. Crucis' from the Agardh herbarium, is indicated as lectotype.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1973).

Created: 09 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 June 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024

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