Sporochnus villosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Arthrocladia villosa (Hudson) Duby
Surface view at M.O., Ría de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, 2015Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Sporochnus villosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1824: 266
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporochnus is Sporochnus pedunculatus (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Arthrocladia villosa (Hudson) Duby.
Basionym
Conferva villosa Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: Cornwall, England; (Womersley 1987: 267) Type: Hudson; BM or lost?; (Womersley 1987: 267)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), villous, shaggy with farily long soft straight not interwoven ascending hairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 24 July 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
