Cladophora linnaei (Kützing) Kützing 1849
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Chlorophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Chlorophyta
Subphylum Chlorophytina
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Cladophorales
Family Cladophoraceae
Genus Cladophora
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Lough Arrow, Ireland; 3 - 4m. 19 Feb 2018. Ger O'Donohoe (ger@mooregroup.ie). © Ger O'Donohoe Moore Group.
Lough Arrow, Ireland; 3 - 4m. 19 Feb 2018. Ger O'Donohoe (ger@mooregroup.ie). © Ger O'Donohoe Moore Group.
Lough Arrow, Ireland; 3 - 4m. 19 Feb 2018. Ger O'Donohoe (ger@mooregroup.ie). © Ger O'Donohoe Moore Group.
Red-cyan anaglyph showing small lake-ball in 3D. Collected by Diane Dobson Loch Watton Caithness Scotland. 13 Sep 2016. © C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Small lake ball, collected by Diane Dobson Loch Watton Caithness Scotland. 13 Sep 2016. © C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Lake balls. Portion of the ball-like structure showing the branched filaments. Collected by David John from a brackish-water loch, Loch Brugain, on South Uist, Outer Hebrides.. 27 Sep 2009. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Portion of the ball-like structure showing the branched filaments. Collected by David John from a brackish-water loch, Loch Brugain, on South Uist, Outer Hebrides.. 27 Sep 2009. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Panorama merge of several images showing branching. Collected by David John from a brackish-water loch, Loch Brugain, on South Uist, Outer Hebrides.. 27 Sep 2009. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Teased-out portion of ball; panorama merge of many images.Collected by David John from a brackish-water loch, Loch Brugain, on South Uist, Outer Hebrides.. 27 Sep 2009. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Lake balls. Teased-out portion of ball; panorama merge of several images. Collected by David John from a brackish-water loch, Loch Brugain, on South Uist, Outer Hebrides.. 27 Sep 2009. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
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Aegagropila linnaei Kützing Panorama merge of several images showing branching. Collected by David John from a brackish-water loch, Loch Brugain, on South Uist, Outer Hebrides.
© C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication details
Cladophora linnaei (Kützing) Kützing 1849: 413
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus. Download PDF
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladophora is Cladophora oligoclona (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aegagropila linnaei Kützing
Basionym
Aegagropila linnaei Kützing
Type information
Type locality: Sweden (Hoek 1963: 51). Type: L 938/303/280 (Hoek 1963: 51).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Cladophora linnaei (Kützing) Kützing)
Europe: Ireland (Adams 1908).
Source of current name
Hanyuda, T., Wakana, I., Arai, S., Miyaji, K., Watano, Y. & Ueda, K. (2002). Phylogenetic relationships within Cladophorales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) inferred from 18S rRNA gene sequences with special reference to Aegagropila linnaei. Journal of Phycology 38: 564-571.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 04 March 2018 by M.D. Guiry
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References
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Boedeker, C. & Sviridenko, B.F. (2014). Cladophora koktschetavensis from Kazakhstan is a synonym of Aegagropila linnaei (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) and fills the gap in the disjunct distribution of a widespread genotype. Aquatic Botany 101: 64-68, 1 fig.
Yoshii, Y., Hanyuda, T., Wakana, I., Miyaji, K., Arai, S., Ueda, K. & Inouye, I. (2004). Carotenoid compositions of Cladophora balls (Aegagropila linnaei) and some members of the Cladophorlaes (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta): their taxonomic and evolutionary implication. Journal of Phycology 40(6): 1170-1177, 3 figs, 3 tables.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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