Liebmannia australis Harvey 1859
Current name:
Eudesme australis (Harvey) J.Agardh
Point Roadknight, Victoria, Australia - 01 September 2023. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Liebmannia australis Harvey 1859: 291 (as 'Liebmannia? australis')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Liebmannia is Liebmannia leveillei J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eudesme australis (Harvey) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Georgetown, R. Gunn, W. H. H."; (Harvey 1859: 292) Lectotype (designated by Bailey & Womersley 1967: 235): TCD; Herb. Harvey (Bailey & Womersley 1967: 235)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024