Castagnea filum (Harvey) Kuckuck 1929
Current name:
Cladosiphon filum (Harvey) Kylin
Houtman Abrolhos, Western AustraliaJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Castagnea filum (Harvey) Kuckuck 1929: 50, figs 61, 62
Published in: Kuckuck, P. (1929). Fragmente einer Monographie der Phaeosporeen. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 17(4): 1-93, 155 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Castagnea is Castagnea polycarpa Derbès & Solier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladosiphon filum (Harvey) Kylin.
Basionym
Mesogloia filum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 616) Type: Harvey; Herb. Harvey, TCD; (Womersley 1987: 120) Notes: Harvey, Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 93B.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a thread (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024