Spongoclonium australicum Womersley 1998
Publication Details
Spongoclonium australicum Womersley 1998: 293, 296, 297, figs 139, 141A, B
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1998). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIC. Ceramiales - Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. pp. [1]-535, 235 figs, 4 col. figs in 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Request PDFPublication date: "Published 24 December 1998"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongoclonium is Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleonosporium australicum (Womersley) G.W.Saunders & C.W.Schneider.
Type Information
Type locality: Muston, American R. inlet, Kangaroo I., South Australia; (Womersley 1998: 296) Holotype: J. Lavers; 7 September 1996; 3 m deep on Heterozostera; AD; A66797 (Womersley 1998: 296)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Pertaining to Australia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 July 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
