Hanowia arachnoidea Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Hanowia arachnoidea Harvey 1855: 558

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hanowia is Hanowia australis Sonder.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halydictyon arachnoideum (Harvey) Harvey.

Source of Synonymy
Harvey, W.H. (1858). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 1. pp. [i]-xi, v-viii [Index], pls I-LX (with text). London: Lovell Reeve & Co..

Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Womersley 2003: 494) Lectotype (designated by Womersley 2003: 494): W.H. Harvey; TCD; Harvey Trav. Set No. 52 (Womersley 2003: 494)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025

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