Rhodomela elata Sonder 1853
Current name: Cladurus elatus (Sonder) Falkenberg
Publication Details
Rhodomela elata Sonder 1853: 699
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1853). Plantae Muellerianae. Algae. Linnaea 25: 657-703.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodomela is Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladurus elatus (Sonder) Falkenberg.
Type Information
Type locality: “Ad litus peninsulae Lefevre, Julio” [Lefevre Peninsula, South Australia, July]; (Sonder 1853: 699) Lectotype: July; MEL; 612891 (Huisman 2018: 500) Notes: Huisman (2018: 500) notes "Womersley (loc. cit.) did not include the words ‘designated here’ (or similar), a requirement for valid [lecto]typification on or after 1 January 2001 (ICN, Art. 7:10, Mac Neill et al., 2011)."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tall.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024