Cystophora harveyi Womersley 1987

Publication Details
Cystophora harveyi Womersley 1987: 388, 390, figs 143A, 145D

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.

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Publication date: "14th December 1987"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cystophora is Cystophora retroflexa (Labillardière) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia; (Womersley 1987: 388) Holotype: Womersley, Clarke & Engler; 2 September 1979; uppermost sublittoral; ADU; A50628 (Womersley 1987: 390) Notes: Womersley (1987: 390) notes that there are isotypes distributed as "Marine Algae of southern Australia" No. 268.

Eponomy
Named for William Henry Harvey (1811-1866), Irish botanist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025

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