Euptilocladia villosa Wollaston 1968
Publication Details
Euptilocladia villosa Wollaston 1968: 275, figs 14I -P; pl. 5
Published in: Wollaston, E.M. (1968). Morphology and taxonomy of southern Australian genera of Crouanieae Schmitz (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 16: 217-417, 42 figs, 10 pls, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Euptilocladia is Euptilocladia spongiosa Wollaston.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Robe, South Australia; (Womersley 1998: 56) Holotype: Wollaston; 6 May 1965; AD; A29282 (Womersley 1998: 56) Notes: Womersley (1998: 56) notes that the type specimen was collected from drift.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), villous, shaggy with farily long soft straight not interwoven ascending hairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 June 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
