Rhizoclonium rhizophilum W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Rhizoclonium rhizophilum W.R.Taylor 1945: 55
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhizoclonium is Rhizoclonium juergensii (Mertens) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudorhizoclonium rhizophilum (W.R.Taylor) Boedeker.
Source of Synonymy
Boedeker, C., Leliaert, F. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2016). Molecular phylogeny of the Cladophoraceae (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae) with the resurrection of Acrocladus Nägeli and Willeella Børgesen, and the description of Lurbica gen. nov. and Pseudorhizoclonium gen. nov. Journal of Phycology 52(6): 905-928.
Type Information
Type locality: Academy Bay, I. Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 55) Holotype: W.R. Taylor 34-301D; 20 January 1934; with other algae on Rhizophora roots in a lagoon; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 55)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
