Champia zostericola (Harvey) Reedman & Womersley 1976

Publication Details
Champia zostericola (Harvey) Reedman & Womersley 1976: 87, figs 5, 6, 12 C, 13 B

Published in: Reedman, D.J. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1976). Southern Australian species of Champia and Chylocladia (Rhodymeniales: Rhodophyta). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 100: 75-104, 14 figs.

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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.

Basionym
Lomentaria zostericola Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 349) Lectotype: Harvey; Herb. Harvey, TCD; Trav. Set 195 (Womersley 1996: 129) Notes: Lectotype (Reedman & Womersly, 1976: 87).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living on or in the flowering plant Zostera.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
A common species in regions of moderate water movement, usually epiphytic on Amphibolis, Posidonia and Heterozostera, from shaded shallow areas to 40 m deep (Womersley 1996: 129).

Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 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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