Carpodesmia opuntioides (Bory ex Montagne) Kützing 1860
Publication Details
Carpodesmia opuntioides (Bory ex Montagne) Kützing 1860: 13
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1860). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. X pp. i-iv, 1-39, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Carpodesmia is Carpodesmia zosteroides (C.Agardh) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ericaria zosteroides (C.Agardh) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.
Basionym
Cystoseira opuntioides Bory ex Montagne
Type Information
Syntype localities: Algiers and Cherchell, Algeria; (Silva & al. 1996: 649)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Opuntia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 March 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 December 2020
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Taxonomic note
Carpodesmia zosteroides (C. Agardh) Greville, 1830: 34 (Orvellana et al., 2019: 460). - (20 November 2019) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
