Zonaria fraseri Greville 1829

Publication Details
Zonaria fraseri Greville 1829: 423, pl. XXVI: fig. 2

Published in: Greville, R.A. [K.] (1829). Descriptiones novarum specierum ex algarum ordine. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher 14: 421-424, pl. XXVI.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zonaria is Zonaria flava C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Padina fraseri (Greville) Greville.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.

Type Information
Type locality: "New Holland' [either New South Wales or Victoria, Australia]; (Silva & al. 1996: 604) Type: Fraser; 1826; E; (Womersley 1987: 218) Notes: Silva et al. (1996: 604) recommend consulting Womersley (1987: 218) for more information on the type locality of this species.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 January 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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