Elaionema villosum (Hudson) Berkeley 1833
Current name:
Arthrocladia villosa (Hudson) Duby
Ría de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, 2015Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Elaionema villosum (Hudson) Berkeley 1833: 49
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Elaionema.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Arthrocladia villosa (Hudson) Duby.
Basionym
Conferva villosa Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: Cornwall, England; (Womersley 1987: 267) Type: Hudson; BM or lost?; (Womersley 1987: 267)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), villous, shaggy with farily long soft straight not interwoven ascending hairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 August 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
