Sonderopelta coriacea Womersley & Sinkora 1981
Publication Details
Sonderopelta coriacea Womersley & Sinkora 1981: 86, 87, fig. 1
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Sinkora, D. (1981). Sonderophycus and the type specimen of Peyssonnelia australis (Cryptonemiales, Rhodophyta). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105: 85-87, 1 fig.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sonderopelta.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sonderophycus coriaceus (Womersley & Sinkora) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2011). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: third revision. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 140: [1] 7-166.
Type Information
Type locality: Pondalowie Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia; (Womersley & Sinkora 1981: 87) Holotype: Clarke; 14 February 1981; 2-3 m deep in heavy shade; AD; A52035 (Womersley 1994: 153) Notes: Womersley (1994: 153) notes that there are isotypes in "Marine Algae of southern Australia" No. 214.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Mainly on rough-water coasts in depths of 1-25 m, usually in heavy shade (Womersley & Sinkora 1981: 87). Often abundant in shaded overhangs and caverns or in deeper water (Womersley 1994: 153).
Created: 18 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 August 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 September 2024