Clavatula caespitosa Stackhouse 1809
Publication Details
Clavatula caespitosa Stackhouse 1809: 97
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1809). Tentamen marino-cryptogamicum, ordinem novum; in genera et species distributum, in Classe XXIVta Linnaei sistens. Mémoires de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 2: [50]-97.
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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 Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2017
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Nomenclatural note
The supposed basionym Fucus caespitosus Stackhouse, 1797 is illegitimate. Treated as a new name. - (20 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
