Chloronitum proliferum (Roth) Gallion 1828

Publication Details
Chloronitum proliferum (Roth) Gallion 1828

Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chloronitum is Chloronitum aerea (Dillwyn) Gaillon.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing.

Basionym
Conferva prolifera Roth

Type Information
Type locality: "in mare Corsicam"; (Roth 1797: 183) Neotype [Trieste, Adriatic Sea; designated Hoek 1963: 208]: L; 937.264.23 (Hoek 1963: 208) Notes: The type is seemingly lost (Womersley 1984).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).

Created: 10 June 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 19 June 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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