Helminthocladia papenfussii Kylin 1938
Current name:
Helminthocladia australis Harvey
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Peninsula, South Africa - 18 November 2009. M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Helminthocladia papenfussii Kylin 1938: 4, figs 1A-D, pl. 1: fig. 1
Published in: Kylin, H. (1938). Verzeichnis einiger Rhodophyceen von Südafrika. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, N.F., Avd. 2, 34(8): 1-26, 10 figs, 8 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Helminthocladia is Helminthocladia purpurea (Harvey) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Helminthocladia australis Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 121)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024