Jania tenuissima Sonder 1848
Publication Details
Jania tenuissima Sonder 1848: (1846-1848): 186
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1848). [Algae]. In: Plantae Preissianae sive enumeratio plantarum quas in Australasia occidentali et meridionali-occidentali annis 1838-1841 collegit Ludovicus Preiss. (Lehmann, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 161-195. Hamburgi [Hamburg]: sumptibus Meissneri.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Jania is Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania micrarthrodia J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. & Johansen, H.W. (1996). Subfamily Corallinoideae (Areschoug) Foslie 1908: 19. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 288-317. Adelaide & Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study & the State Herbarium of South Australia.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia (mouth of Swan River); (Silva & al. 1996: 243) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Harvey (1849: 106)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
