Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia; on sandy rock - 18 November 2013. M.D. Guiry (michael.guiry@algaebase.org)
Publication Details
Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817: xxvi
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Cladostephus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Conferva spongiosa Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: England; (Silva & al. 1996: 574) Lectotype: BM; (Womersley 1987: 185)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 January 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024