Cottoniella filamentosa var. algeriensis (Schotter) Cormaci & G.Furnari 1987

Current name: Cottoniella filamentosa var. algeriensis (Schotter) Cormaci & G.Furnari
Ladiko Bay, Rhodes Island, SE Aegean Sea, Greece, at 1 m depthKostas Tsiamis

Publication Details
Cottoniella filamentosa var. algeriensis (Schotter) Cormaci & G.Furnari 1987: 756

Published in: Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (1987). Nomenclatural notes on some Mediterranean algae. Taxon 36: 755-758.

Publication date: Dec. 17 1987 [INA]

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cottoniella is Cottoniella arcuata Børgesen.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Cottoniella arcuata var. algeriensis Schotter

Type Information
Type locality: Salamanfre, near Mostaganem, Algeria; (Schotter 1951)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), filamentous (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 December 2023

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Distributional note
"This variety was reported by Furnari & Scammacca (1970a: 224) from Capo Molini (Catania, Italy) erroneously as C. arcuata (Børgesen) Schotter var. filamentosa (Howe) Schotter [= C. filamentosa (M. Howe) Børgesen, a species not present in the Mediterranean Sea]." (Cormaci & Furnari 2023: 568). - (12 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025