Spongomorpha saxatilis (Ruprecht) Collins 1909
Publication Details
Spongomorpha saxatilis (Ruprecht) Collins 1909: 360
Published in: Collins, F.S. (1909). The green algae of North America. Tufts College Studies (Science) 2: 79-480, 18 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1909
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongomorpha is Spongomorpha congregata (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrosiphonia saxatilis (Ruprecht) K.L.Vinogradova.
Source of Synonymy
Vinogradova, K.L. (1979). Opredelitel' vodorosley dal'nevostochnykh morey SSSR. Zelenyye Vodorosli [Manual for identification of the algae of the far-eastern seas of the USSR. Green algae]. pp. [1]-146, 67 figs, 18 pls. Leningrad: Botanicheskii Institut imeni V.L. Komarova. [in Russian]
Basionym
Conferva saxatilis Ruprecht
Type Information
Type locality: Sea of Okhotsk; (Silva & al. 1996: 754)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing among rocks.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
