Rhizoclonium arenosum (Carmichael) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Rhizoclonium arenosum (Carmichael) Kützing 1849: 384
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhizoclonium is Rhizoclonium juergensii (Mertens) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetomorpha ligustica (Kützing) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Guiry, M.D. (1997). Benthic red, brown and green algae. In: The Species Directory of the Marine Fauna and Flora of the British Isles and Surrounding Seas. (Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E. Eds), pp. 341-367. Belfast & Ross-on-Wye: Ulster Museum & Marine Conservation Society.
Basionym
Conferva arenosa Carmichael
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), from sandy places.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2022
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Taxonomic note
Guiry (1997) suggests consulting Burrows (1991) for the synonymy between this species and Rhizoclonium tortuosum. Also noted; Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) regard these as seperate species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 April 2025
