Spongites racemosus Kützing 1841
Publication Details
Spongites racemosus Kützing 1841: 32
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1841). Ueber die "Polypieres calcifères" des Lamouroux. In: Zu der öffentlichen Prüfung sämmtlicher Classen der Realschule zu Nordhausen ... 1841. (Fischer, K.C.F. Eds), pp. [3]-34. Nordhausen: Realschule.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spongites is Spongites fruticulosus Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neogoniolithon racemosum (Kützing) D.Basso & Rodondi.
Type Information
Type locality: Spalato [Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean]; (Woelkerling 1985: 150) Lectotype: L; L 943.7.78 (Woelkerling 1985: 150) Notes: Lectotype illustrations : Woelkerling 1985: 140, figs 33, 34; 142, figs 35-40.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne in racemes.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 September 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 January 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
