Litharthron australe (Sonder) Weber Bosse 1904
Current name: Rhodopeltis australis (Harvey) Harvey
Publication Details
Litharthron australe (Sonder) Weber Bosse 1904: 104, pl. 15 figs 16, 17
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Litharthron.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodopeltis australis (Harvey) Harvey.
Basionym
Amphiroa australis Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: mouth of Swan River, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 186) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Harvey (1859a: pl. 77) (Silva et al., 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 10 June 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2025
