Cladostephus spongiosus var. australis J.Agardh 1848
Publication Details
Cladostephus spongiosus var. australis J.Agardh 1848: 43
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladostephus is Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladostephus kuetzingii Heesch, Rindi & W.A.Nelson.
Type Information
Type locality: "Novae Hollandiae"; (Agardh 1848: 48)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 September 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 May 2024
