Codites Sternberg, 1833
Lectotype species: Codites serpentinus Sternberg
Publication details: Sternberg, 1833: 20
Original publication: Sternberg, K.M. (1833). Versuch einer geognostisch-botanischen Darstellung der Flora der Vorwelt. Vol. 2(5-8) pp. [vi], 221, 72 plates. Prague, Leipzig & Regensburg: Commission im Deutschen Museum, Fr. Fleischer, Ernst Brenck's Wittwe.
Request PDFType designated in: Andrews, H.N. (1955). Index of Generic Names of Fossil Plants, 1820-1950. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 1013: 1-262.
Fossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-06-26 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Kvaček, J., Dašková, J. & Libertín, M. (2021). Catalogue of Plant Fossils Described in Works by Kaspar M. Sternberg. Second Revised Edition. Sternbergiana 1(1): 1-309, 11 figures, 71 plates.
Taxonomic note
The type species is treated as an ichnofossil or a sponge. Most species are trace fossils. Included here as some species are considered algae. - (17 October 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025
