Scytothamnus australis (J.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1845

Publication Details
Scytothamnus australis (J.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 531

Published in: Hooker, [J.D.] & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae Novae Zelandiae; being a catalogue of all of the species of algae yet recorded as inhabiting the shores of New Zealand, with characters and brief descriptions of the new species discovered during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror" and of others communicated to Sir W. Hooker by Dr. Sinclair, the Rev. Colenso, and M. Raoul. London Journal of Botany 4: 521-551.

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

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

Basionym
Chordaria australis J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand; (Womersley 1987: 138) Type: Richard; Herb. Agardh, LD; 46600 (Womersley 1987: 138)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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