Scageliopsis patens E.M.Wollaston 1981

Current name: Scageliopsis patens E.M.Wollaston
Atlantic North of Spain, 2008 - 24 December 2016. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Scageliopsis patens E.M.Wollaston 1981: 110, figs 1-11

Published in: Wollaston, E.M. (1981 '1980'). Descriptions of two new genera, Scageliopsis and Glandothamnus (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta), including five previously undescribed species from Southern Australia. Pacific Science 34(2): 109-127, 43 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Scageliopsis.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Port Stanvac, South Australia; (Womersley 1998: 178) Holotype: Clarke & Engler; 14 April 1979; on bryozoans on jetty pylons, 3-12 m deep; AD; A50327 (Womersley 1998: 178)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 February 2024

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Distributional note
According to Womersley (1998) this species is recorded from Semaphore to Port Noarlunga, S. Australia but, in his opinion, it is probably more widely distributed. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 April 2025