Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder 1855
Current name:
Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder
Augusta, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder 1855: 515
Published in: Sonder [O.G.] (1855 '1854'). [Plantae Muellerianae] Algae annis 1852 et 1853 collectae. Linnaea 26: 506-528.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Spongoclonium.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Liptrap, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 425) Holotype: Mueller; 1853; (Womersley 1998: 289) Notes: Womersley (1998: 289) notes that the holotype is missing from MEL, 1007336 (see Wollaston (1990: 21).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 November 2024