Enteromorpha clathrata var. plumosa (Kützing) V.J.Chapman, nom. inval. 1956
Publication Details
Enteromorpha clathrata var. plumosa (Kützing) V.J.Chapman, nom. inval. 1956: 420
Published in: Chapman, V.J. (1956). The marine algae of New Zealand. Part I. Myxophyceae and Chlorophyceae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 55(360): 333-501, 153 figures, pls 24-50.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1956
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Enteromorpha is Enteromorpha intestinalis (Linnaeus) Nees.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmotrichum plumosum Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Basionym
Desmotrichum plumosum Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Adriatic Sea near Trieste; (Kützing 1845: 244)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), latticed or pierced with openings like a grating or trellis (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 October 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: place of publication of basionym not correctly cited; cites Kützing 1856, a later usage which refers to an earlier usage (1849) (but not to the original usage) (Index Nominum Algarum). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
