Heterocladia australis Decaisne 1842
Current name:
Heterocladia australis Decaisne
Green Head, 160 km south of Geraldton, Western Australia; scale: 1 cm - 27 September 2022. John Huisman (john.huisman@dbca.wa.gov.au)
Publication Details
Heterocladia australis Decaisne 1842: 359
Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Essais sur une classification des algues et des polypiers calcifères de Lamouroux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 17: 297-380, [pls 14-17].
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Heterocladia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 500) Holotype: Leschenault; PC; (Womersley 2003: 284) Notes: Type from “cotes occidentale Nova Hollandiae” (Womersley, 2003: 284).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
A rare, deep-water alga (Womersley 2003: 284).
Created: 02 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024
