Erythrostachys prolifera J.Agardh ex Jean White 1912
Publication Details
Erythrostachys prolifera J.Agardh ex Jean White 1912: 257
Published in: Ewart, A.J., White, J., Rees, B. & Wood, B. (1912). Contribution to the flora of Australia. No. 18. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 24(N.S.): 255-269, Plates 52-56.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Erythrostachys.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Erythrostachys strobilifera (J.Agardh) Womersley & Parsons.
Type Information
Type locality: Encounter Bay; (Womersley 2003: 264) Holotype: Hussey; MEL; 608416 (Womersley 2003: 264)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 May 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 October 2010
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Nomenclatural note
Womersley (2003: 263) gives the date 1912 instead of 1911: Erythrostachys prolifera White in Ewart et al. 1912: 257, pl. 52, figs 3-7. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2025
