Sinkoraena tasmanica (H.B.S.Womersley & J.A.Lewis) H.-B.Lee, J.A.Lewis, Kraft & I.K.Lee 1997
Current name:
Polyopes tasmanicus (Womersley & J.A.Lewis) Kawaguchi & J.A.Lewis
Polyopes tasmanicus, Cressy Beach, Tasmania, Australia - 03 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Sinkoraena tasmanica (H.B.S.Womersley & J.A.Lewis) H.-B.Lee, J.A.Lewis, Kraft & I.K.Lee 1997: 108, figs 22-43
Published in: Lee, H.B., Lewis, J.A., Kraft, G.T. & Lee, I.K. (1997). Sinkoraena gen. nov. (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Korea, Japan and southern Australia. Phycologia 36: 103-113.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sinkoraena is Sinkoraena okamurae (Yamada) H.-B.Lee, J.A.Lewis, Kraft & I.K.Lee.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyopes tasmanicus (Womersley & J.A.Lewis) Kawaguchi & J.A.Lewis.
Source of Synonymy
Kawaguchi, S., Wang, H.-W., Horiguchi, T., Lewis, J.A. & Masuda, M. (2002). Rejection of Sinkoraena and transfer of some species of Carpopeltis and Sinkoraena to Polyopes (Rhodophyta, Halymeniaceae). Phycologia 41: 619-635.
Basionym
Grateloupia tasmanica Womersley & J.A.Lewis
Type Information
Type locality: "Taroona, Tas." [Tasmania]; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 202) Holotype: [J. Craig?] Sanderson; 24 November 1991; low eulittoral; AD; A61532 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 202) Notes: Womersley (1994: 202) notes that there is an isotype in AD.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 March 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
