Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Cladophora montagneana
Cladophoraceae
Cladophora montagneana Kütz. , legitimate, scientific
Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1849), Species Algarum [i]-vi, [1]-922: 415 [nom. nov.]
basionym: Conferva brachyclados Mont. legitimate
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Conferva brachyclados Mont. legitimate
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: This name is based on the protologue of Conferva brachyclados. The species epithet was unavailable for use with Cladophora due to an earlier homonym Cladophora brachyclados (Kuetzing) Kuetzing.
  • AMANI dist.: South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian). World: Tropical to warm temperate Atlantic coasts of America and Africa.