Mychodeophyllum papillitectum Kraft 1978
Publication Details
Mychodeophyllum papillitectum Kraft 1978: 579-585, figs. 25-28, 44-46
Published in: Kraft, G.T. (1978). Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: 515-610, 46 figs.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Mychodeophyllum.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Denison, Western Australia; (Kraft 1978: 579) Holotype: Kraft; 7 July 1966; ADU; A44729 (Kraft 1978: 579)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Collected from drift, but holdfasts show that anchorage is to calcareous rock (Kraft 1978: 579).
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 July 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025