Rhodomela australasica Montagne 1840
Current name:
Protokuetzingia australasica (Montagne) Falkenberg
Busselton, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Rhodomela australasica Montagne 1840: 154, no fig. (as 'Rhodomela australasica Mont. Herb. Webb.')
Published in: Montagne, [J.F.]C. (1846). Flore d'Algérie. Ordo I. Phyceae Fries. In: Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842...Sciences physiques. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Durieu De Maisonneuve, M.C. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. 1-197. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, publiée par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une Commission Académique.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodomela is Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Protokuetzingia australasica (Montagne) Falkenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad radices caulesque Ruppice antarcticae: in littoribus Van Diemen à Labillardière lectae in herbario suo nunc Webbiano servate..." [Storm Bay, Tasmania]; (Montagne 1840: 154) Holotype: Labillardiere; PC; Herb. Montagne (Womersley 2003: 376) Notes: This type locality of Storm Bay, Tasmania was first recorded by Ducker (1979: 20).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Pertaining to Australasia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
