Chroolepus aureus (Linnaeus) Sprengel 1832
Current name:
Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.Martius
Idenfied and isolated in culture by Fabio Rindi from material collected at Claddagh Quay, Galway City, Ireland, in July 2000. Growing on agarized Jaworski's MediumFabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Chroolepus aureus (Linnaeus) Sprengel 1832: 553
Published in: Sprengel, C. [=K.] (1832). Flora halensis Edition secunda aucta et emendata. pp. [1]-763. Halae: sumptibus Kümmellii.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chroolepus is Chroolepus jolithus (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.Martius.
Basionym
Byssus aurea Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Wales: Caenarvon; Italy; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Dillenius (1742: pl. 1: fig. 16): OXF; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: LT fide L.M. Irvine in M.A. Spencer et al., 2009: 240 (INA). There is no evidence that this species was seen live by Linnaeus. Byssus aurea is based on “Byssus capillacea pulverulenta..” of Gleditsch (Meth. Fung., p. 18, 1753). The topotype is apparently lost, but there is every reason to suppose that the name is correctly applied to Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) Martius as currently understood (Ross & Irvine, 1967).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), golden.
Created: 10 November 2002 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 21 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
