Sphacelaria carpoglossi Womersley 1967
Publication Details
Sphacelaria carpoglossi Womersley 1967: 197, fig. 2
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1967). A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. II. Phaeophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 15: 189-270, 6 figs.
Request PDFType 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 carpoglossi (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: Victor Harbor, South Australia; (Womersley 1987: 154) Holotype: Womersley; 19 September 1965; on Carpoglossum confluens, drift; ADU; A29527 (Womersley 1987: 154)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
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
