Herpoceras australe Cramer 1863
Publication Details
Herpoceras australe Cramer 1863: 104, pl. XI [11]: fig. 14, XII [12]: figs 1-7
Published in: Cramer, C. (1863). Physiologisch-systematische Untersuchungen über die Ceramiaceen. Neue Denkschriften der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 20: 1-131.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Herpoceras.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Reinboldiella filicula (Harvey ex Womersley) Barros-Barreto & Maggs.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1998). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIC. Ceramiales - Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. pp. [1]-535, 235 figs, 4 col. figs in 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 January 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
