Sphondylothamnion multifidum (Hudson) Nägeli 1862

Publication Details
Sphondylothamnion multifidum (Hudson) Nägeli 1862: 380

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sphondylothamnion.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Conferva multifida Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in saxis et rupibus submarinis in comitatibus Hantoniensi et Dorsetsoemsi" [It inhabits rocks and submarine rocks in the counties of Hampshire and Dorset: south coast of England]; (Gordon 1972) Neotype (Torquay, Devon, England; designated by Gordon 1972: 48): E.A.L. Batters; August 1902; BM; (Gordon 1972: 48) Notes: Hudson's herbarium was mostly lost in a fire (Dixon 1963: 256).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cleft into many parts (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 December 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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