Lomentaria zostericola Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Lomentaria zostericola Harvey 1855: 545

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomentaria is Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Champia zostericola (Harvey) Reedman & Womersley.

Source of Synonymy
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.

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.

Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 March 2009

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025

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