Cystophora moniliformis (Esper) Womersley & Nizamuddin 1964

Publication Details
Cystophora moniliformis (Esper) Womersley & Nizamuddin 1964: 71, fig. 6; pl. 3: fig. 1

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1964). The morphology and taxonomy of Cystophora and related genera (Phaeophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 12: 53-110, 48 figs, 16 plates.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cystophora is Cystophora retroflexa (Labillardière) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus moniliformis Esper

Type Information
Type locality: ‘aus der Südsee’, (probably southern coast of Australia); (Silva & al. 1996: 646) Holotype: R. Brown; ER; (Womersley 1987: 370) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1964: 71-72) for more information on the type locality of this species. Womersley (1987: 370) cites the "south seas" (south coast of Australia) as the type locality.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Womersley (1987: 370) cites the authority for this species as (Esper) Womersley & Nizamuddin ex Womersley 1964. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025

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