Alcyonium bursa Linnaeus 1758

Codium bursa (Linnaeus) C.Agardh

Current name: Codium bursa (Linnaeus) C.Agardh
Leitir Calaidh, Co. na Gaillimhe, Ireland; shallow water on rockLin Baldock

Publication Details
Alcyonium bursa Linnaeus 1758: 803

Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Editio decima revisa. Vol. 1 pp. [i-iv], [1]-823. Holmiae [Stockholm]: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codium bursa (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Type Information
Type locality: "in O. Europaeo."; (Silva & al. 1996: 898)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A genus name used by C. Bauhin; also a purse; originally an oxhide, animal skin (Newton 1931).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 April 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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