Spermatochnus australis Kützing 1858
Publication Details
Spermatochnus australis Kützing 1858: 10, pl. 23
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1858). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VIII pp. i-ii, 1-48, 100 plates. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spermatochnus is Spermatochnus paradoxus (Roth) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Austronereia australis (Harvey) Womersley.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad Novae Hollandiae oras australes. Specimen collegit Ferd. Mueller et communicavit amic. Sonder.; (Kützing 1858: 10) Type: Ferd. Mueller; L; 937, 117...36 (Womersley 1967: 238) Notes: Kützing's material is from the Lefevre Peninsula (Womersley 1967: 238).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 June 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024
