Clavatella difformis (Linaeus) Fries 1835
Publication Details
Clavatella difformis (Linaeus) Fries 1835: 316
Published in: Fries, E.M. (1835). Corpus florarum provincialium Sueciae. I. Floram scanicam. pp. [i]-xxiv, [1]-394. Upsaliae [Uppsala]: typis Palmblad, Serell & C.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Clavatella is Clavatella nostoc-marina Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne.
Basionym
Tremella difformis Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: "in Confervis maris occidentalis"; (Silva & al. 1996: 621) Notes: Womersley (1987) gives the following data: Type from Sweden; in LINN?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), irregularly or unevenly formed or differently formed, unlike what is usual (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 11 March 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
