Sphacelaria multiplex Womersley 1987
Publication Details
Sphacelaria multiplex Womersley 1987: 152, figs 45C, 47 A-C
Published in: 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.
Request PDFPublication date: "14th December 1987"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herpodiscus multiplex (Womersley) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.
Type Information
Type locality: Sarge Bay, east side of Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 576) Holotype: Woelkerling; 16 November 1968; on Platythalia angustifolia, drift; ADU; A34204 (Womersley 1987: 152) Notes: Womersley (1987) notes that there are isotypes distributed in "Marine Algae of southern Australia" No. 240.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 November 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
