Halymenia floresii subsp. harveyana (J.Agardh) Womersley & Lewis 1994
Current name:
Halymenia harveyana J.Agardh
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Halymenia floresii subsp. harveyana (J.Agardh) Womersley & Lewis 1994: 191, figs 55 A-C, 56B (as 'floresia')
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Lewis, J.A. (1994). Family Halymeniaceae Bory 1828: 158. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part IIIA. Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 167-218. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halymenia harveyana J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Hernández-Kantún, J.J., Sherwood, A.R., Riosmena-Rodriguez, R., Huisman, J.M. & De Clerck, O. (2012). Branched Halymenia species (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Indo-Pacific region, including descriptions of Halymenia hawaiiana sp. nov. and H. tondoana sp. nov. European Journal of Phycology 47(4): 421-432.
Basionym
Halymenia harveyana J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 198) Lectotype: Harvey; Herb. Agardh, LD; 22337 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 191) Notes: Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 435E.
Eponomy
Named for William Henry Harvey (1811-1866), Irish Botanist, collector and traveller.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Apparently widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 191).
Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
