Nitophyllum ciliolatum Harvey 1855
Current name:
Acrosorium ciliolatum (Harvey) Kylin
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Nitophyllum ciliolatum Harvey 1855: 549
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrosorium ciliolatum (Harvey) Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1924). Studien über die Delesseriaceen. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen. N.F. Avd. 2 20(6): 1-111, 80 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Womersley 2003: 133) Lectotype: TCD, Herb. Harvey; Alg. Aust. Exsic. 297B (Womersley 2003: 133)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 September 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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Taxonomic note
Womersley (2003: 133) notes: "The type of Acrosorium ciliolatum has numerous short, slender, "cilia" on the margins and surface.... As Kylin (1929: 13) considered, A. ciliolatum is not specifically distinct from A. venulosum, and is the earliest name for this Acrosorium. Most descriptions under Acrosorium vunulosum or A. uncinatum state "gametophyes unknown". However, a few southern Australian collections (e.g. AD, A31152) with typical uncinate branches and agreeing well with this species, do bear cystocarps, and the description" (given by Womersley 2003) "of female stages is based on these." - (26 January 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
