Codium platylobium Areschoug 1854

Current name: Codium platylobium Areschoug
Palm Beach, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa - 00 January 1996. Alan Critchley (Alan.Critchley@ACADIAN.CA)

Publication Details
Codium platylobium Areschoug 1854: 367

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1854). Phyceae novae et minus cognitae in maribus extraeuropaeis collectae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, series 3 1: 329-372.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Areschoug 1854: 367)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 February 2012

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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the name Codium laminarioides has been misapplied to this species by O.Schmidt (1923: 59) (South African record only). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025