Helminthocladia australis Harvey 1863

Publication Details
Helminthocladia australis Harvey 1863: 39, pl. 272

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Helminthocladia is Helminthocladia purpurea (Harvey) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 121) Type: G. Clifton; Nov. 1854; Herb. Harvey, TCD; (Huisman & Womersley 2006: 49) Notes: Lectotype: TCD, Herb. Harvey, fide A.J.K. Millar 1990: 301 (Huisman & Womersley 2006).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
A common species in areas of moderate to slight wave action, though patchy in its occurrence; in southern Australia occurs during the summer but on subtropical W. Australian coasts recorded during winter (Womersley 1994: 91).

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 April 2022

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