Aegagropila linnaei Kützing 1843

Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing

Current name: Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing
Red-cyan anaglyph showing 3D form of braching. Collected by David John from a brackish-water loch, Loch Brugain, on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. - 27 September 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Aegagropila linnaei Kützing 1843: 272

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Aegagropila.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Guiry, M.D. & Frödén, P. (2023). Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing is the correct name for Aegagropila linnaei Kützing, the type of Aegagropila Kützing (Pithophoraceae, Chlorophyta), widely known as “Marimo” or “Cladophora Balls”. Notulae Algarum 293: 1-7, 3 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden; (Hoek 1963: 51) Type: L; 938/303/280 (Hoek 1963: 51)

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 04 April 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 26 September 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 October 2024

 
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