Stictophyllum membranaceum (Harvey) Kützing 1847
Publication Details
Stictophyllum membranaceum (Harvey) Kützing 1847: 1
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Stictophyllum.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodophyllis membranacea (Harvey) Hooker f. & Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIA - Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). pp. [1]-508, 167 figs, 4 pls, 4 maps. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Basionym
Halymenia membranacea Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "George Town, V. D. L., R. Gunn, Esq., n. 1276." [Georgetown, Tasmania]; (Silva & al. 1996: 286) Lectotype (designated by Womersley 1994: 415): BM; (Womersley 1994: 415) Notes: Tetrasporangial specimens (Gunn 1276); isolectotype in TCD (Womersley 1994: 416, 415).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 July 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
