Heteroderma caulerpae (Foslie) Foslie 1909
Publication Details
Heteroderma caulerpae (Foslie) Foslie 1909: 56
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heteroderma is Heteroderma subtilissimum (Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) Penrose.
Basionym
Melobesia caulerpae Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: [Castle Point] Island Bay, near Wellington, North Islands New Zealand; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 115) Type: Setchell; vi.1904; uppermost sublittoral zone, on Caulerpa sedoides; TRH; A15-786 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 115)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 April 2009
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Nomenclatural note
Penrose in Womersley (1996: 267) cites (Foslie) Adey 1970: 16 as the authority. - (15 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
According to Babbini & Bressan (1997) this is a synonym of Pneophyllum caulerpae (Foslie) Jones & Woelkerling. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
