Champia womersleyi A.J.K.Millar 1998
Publication Details
Champia womersleyi A.J.K.Millar 1998: 16, figs 1, 3-19
Published in: Millar, A.J.K. (1998). Champia womersleyi (Champiaceae, Rhodophyta) a flattened and dichotomous new species from the South-Western Pacific. Botanica Marina 41: 15-21, 19 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Champia is Champia lumbricalis (Linnaeus) Desvaux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Norfolk I. (off Captain Cook Memorial), South Pacific; (Millar 1998: 16) Holotype: A.J.K. Millar & J. Marges; 16 September 1996; 20 m deep on sides and at bases of large rocky pinnacles; NSW; 403309 (Millar 1998: 16)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
At Coffs Harbour, uncommon and found only on stalks of tube worms at 5-7 m depth during the austral winter; at Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, abundant, occurs in deep water (to 34 m), and can be a large component of the turf algal flora, covering several square metres of the sides of rocky bommies (dome-shaped coral-covered reefs) and pinnacles during all seasons of the year (Millar 1998: 16).
Created: 14 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 March 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
