Fernandosiphonia nana A.J.K.Millar 1990
Publication Details
Fernandosiphonia nana A.J.K.Millar 1990: 439, fig. 62 d-e
Published in: Millar, A.J.K. (1990). Marine red algae of the Coffs Harbour region, northern New South Wales. Australian Systematic Botany 3: 293-593, 76 figs, 2 tables.
Publication date: "28 September 1990"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fernandosiphonia is Fernandosiphonia unilateralis Levring.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanothamnus nanus (A.J.K.Millar) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia: New South Wales: Muttonbird Island, Coffs Harbour; (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: 27.viii.1980; MELU; AM752 (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: 10) Notes: Collector: A.J.K.Millar 752 (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024