Gongroceras australe (Sonder) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Gongroceras australe (Sonder) Kützing 1849: 679
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceramium australe Sonder.
Source of Synonymy
Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
Basionym
Ceramium australe Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia, probably near Perth, Australia; (Womersley 1978: 230) Lectotype: Preiss; on Haliptilon; LD; 20679 (Womersley 1998: 407) Notes: Womersley (1998: 407) notes that the type is not located in MEL. According to Womersley (1978: 230), there are isotypes in LD (20679), on Corallina, selected as lectotype), TCD (on Laurencia), and S (on Corallina.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 February 2025