Codium decorticatum (Woodward) M.Howe 1911

Publication Details
Codium decorticatum (Woodward) M.Howe 1911: 494, 495

Published in: Howe, M.A. (1911). Phycological studies - V. Some marine algae of Lower California, Mexico. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 38: 489-514, 1 fig., pls 27-34.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.

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

Basionym
Ulva decorticata Woodward

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. in mari Mediterraneo" [Mediterranean Sea]; (Woodward 1797: 56) Holotype: BM; 000516150 (Silva 1960: 516) Notes: Holotype is labelled "Mediterranean, Mr Wigg".

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), deprived of bark, lacking a covering (Dawes & Mathieson 2008)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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