Padina elegans Koh ex Womersley 1987

Padina elegans Koh ex Womersley

Current name: Padina elegans Koh ex Womersley
Yanchep Lagoon, Western Australia; on rock in shallows showing indusiate sporangia - 15 March 2022. John Huisman (john.huisman@dbca.wa.gov.au)

Publication Details
Padina elegans Koh ex Womersley 1987: 220, 218, 221, figs. 74B,C, 75K-M

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 Padina is Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Mudurup Reef, Cottesloe, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 603) Holotype: Koh; 17 March 1969; UWA; A962 (Womersley 1987: 220)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 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 28 March 2024

 
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