Spongoclonium violaceum (Harvey) De Toni 1903
Publication Details
Spongoclonium violaceum (Harvey) De Toni 1903: 1361 (as 'Spongoclonium? violaceum')
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1903). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. IV. Florideae. Sectio III. pp. [i], frontispiece, [iii-v], 775, 775 bis, 776, 777 bis, 777-1521 + 1523-1525. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFPublication date: 17 January 1903
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongoclonium is Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aglaothamnion violaceum (Harvey) Cormaci, G.Furnari & Alongi.
Basionym
Callithamnion violaceum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "On the woodwork of the jetty at Georgetown" [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 334) Holotypes: W.H. Harvey; Herb, Harvey, TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 517 (Womersley 1998: 234) Notes: Harvey specified Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 517, which is then the holotype and duplicates are isoltypes.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 December 2008 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
