Ballia brunonia Harvey 1840
Publication Details
Ballia brunonia Harvey 1840: 191, pl. IX.A [9.A]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1840). Description of Ballia, a new genus of algae. Journal of Botany [Hooker] 2: 190-193, pl. IX.A.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Ballia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ballia callitricha (C.Agardh) Kützing.
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.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Ad rupes in mari Australi. Apud "Kent Islands" et ad portum "Dalrymple, V. D. Land," Drs. R. Brown. Apud "Staten-Land," D. Webster. Prope ínsulas " Falkland," D. Gaudichaud. Ad portum "Arthur," V. D. L., Dna. Smith. Ad caput " Circular" dictum, D. Gunn." [Kent Islands, Tasmania, New Zealand, Falkland Islands]
; (Harvey 1840: 191)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2021
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Nomenclatural note
"Sphacelaria callitricha? Agardh Ic. Alg. Eur. t. VI." - (01 June 2021) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
