Liagora codii Womersley 1965
Publication Details
Liagora codii Womersley 1965: 476, figs 54-58. pl. 6 fig. 1
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1965). The Helminthocladiaceae (Rhodophyta) of southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 13: 451-487, 75 figs, 7 plates.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ganonema codii (Womersley) Huisman & Kraft.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. & Kraft, G.T. (1994). Studies of the Liagoraceae (Rhodophyta) of Western Australia: Gloiotrichus fractalis gen. et sp. nov. and Ganonema helminthaxis sp. nov. European Journal of Phycology 29: 73-85, 36 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Near Snapper Rock, Port Lincoln, South Australia; (Womersley 1994: 94) Holotype: R. Baldock; 1 January 1964; on Codium duthieae; 6-8m deep; AD; A27081 (Womersley 1994: 94)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living on the genus Codium.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 May 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 May 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
