Kallymenia cribrogloea Womersley & R.E.Norris 1971

Publication Details
Kallymenia cribrogloea Womersley & R.E.Norris 1971: 7, figs 6-12, 78-80

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Norris, R.E. (1971). The morphology and taxonomy of Australian Kallymeniaceae (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany (Suppl. 2): 1-62, 108 figs..

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Kallymenia is Kallymenia reniformis (Turner) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Austrokallymenia cribrogloea (Womersley & R.E.Norris) Huisman & G.W.Saunders.

Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W., Huisman, J.M., Vergés, A., Kraft, G.T. & Le Gall, L. (2017). Phylogenetic analyses support recognition of ten new genera, ten new species and 16 new combinations in the family Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 38(2): 79-132, 126 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: "Great Taylor Bay, Bruny I., Tas." [Tasmania]; (Womersley & Norris 1971: 8) Holotype: [S.] Shepherd; 7 February 1970; 30 m deep; AD; A35158 (Womersley & Norris 1971: 8) Notes: Womersley (1994: 235) notes that there are isotypes distributed in "Marine Algae of southern Australia" No. 82. At 30 m depth ( Womersley & Norris 1971: 8).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
A deep water species, 7-40 m deep (Womersley 1994: 235).

Created: 10 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 24 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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