Spongomorpha coalita (Ruprecht) Collins 1909
Current name:
Acrosiphonia coalita (Ruprecht) Scagel & al.
Detail of hooked branches. False Klamath Cove, Del Norte County, California, USA - 05 May 2007. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)
Publication Details
Spongomorpha coalita (Ruprecht) Collins 1909: 361
Published in: Collins, F.S. (1909). The green algae of North America. Tufts College Studies (Science) 2: 79-480, 18 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1909
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongomorpha is Spongomorpha congregata (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrosiphonia coalita (Ruprecht) Scagel & al..
Source of Synonymy
Scagel, R.F., Garbary, D.J., Golden, L. & Hawkes, M.W. (1986). A synopsis of the benthic marine algae of British Columbia, northern Washington and southeast Alaska. Phycological contribution Number 1. pp. [i]-vi, [1]–444. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Department of Botany.
Basionym
Conferva coalita Ruprecht
Type Information
Type locality: USA: California: Fort Ross; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
