Cladophoropsis bulbosa Womersley 1955
Publication Details
Cladophoropsis bulbosa Womersley 1955: 391, figs 8, 9
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1955). New marine Chlorophyta from southern Australia. Pacific Science 9: 387-395, 11 figs.
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 Rhipilia baculifera (J.Agardh) Huisman & Verbruggen.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia (Queenscliff, Nov. Holl. austr.); (Ducker 1965: 157) Holotype: Sonder 3; MEL; (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 672) Notes: Ducker (1965: 157, 158) notes that Womersley (1955) used the specimen, MEL 3007 as the type for Cladophoropsis bulbosa. This was marked in Sonder's hand: Cladophora (Aegagropila) bulbosa Sond. Queenscliff, Nov. Holl. austr.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bulbous.
Created: 25 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
