Cymodocea ciliata (Forsskål) Ehrenberg ex Ascherson 1867
Current name:
Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forsskål) Hartog
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 1 m deep on coral heads - 02 April 2004. Palau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Cymodocea ciliata (Forsskål) Ehrenberg ex Ascherson 1867: 3
Published in: Rose, G. (1868). Sitzungs-Bericht der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin am 15. Januar 1867. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1867: 1-4.
Publication date: 1868
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cymodocea is Cymodocea aequorea K.D.Koenig.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forsskål) Hartog.
Basionym
Zostera ciliata Forsskål
Type Information
Type locality: Al Mukha, Yemen, southern Red Sea; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 71) Type: P. Forsskål; BM; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 71) Notes: (see den Hartog 1970: 183).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ciliate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 September 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 September 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024