Codium divaricatum A.Gepp & E.Gepp, nom. illeg. 1911
Publication Details
Codium divaricatum A.Gepp & E.Gepp, nom. illeg. 1911: 136, 145, pl. XXII: figs 195-199
Published in: Gepp, A. & Gepp, E.S. (1911). The Codiaceae of the Siboga Expedition including a monograph of Flabellarieae and Udoteae Siboga-Expeditie Monographie LXII. pp. 1-150, 22 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codium geppiorum O.C.Schmidt.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Kai Islands and Celebes, Indonesia; (Silva & al. 1996: 856) Type: Siboga Exped. stations 115, 260, 261; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 December 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: later homonym of Codium divaricatum (C. Agardh) Baisoletto, 1841. - (07 March 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
