Andersenia australica Wetherbee & Waller 2015
Publication Details
Andersenia australica Wetherbee & Waller 2015: 41, figs 27-40
Published in: Wetherbee, R., Gornik, S.G., Grant, B. & Waller, R.F. (2015). Andersenia, a genus of filamentous, sand-dwelling Pelagophyceae from southeastern Australia. Phycologia 54(1): 35-48.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Andersenia is Andersenia nodulosa Wetherbee & Waller.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Near the Point Lonsdale Pier, Victoria, Australia (38°17'S, 144°36'E) in a tide pool; collected by R. Wetherbee in December 2011."; (Wetherbee & al. 2015: 41) Notes: "HOLOTYPE: MELU A120613a, a mounted specimen derived from culture CS-1115."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Pertaining to Australia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 February 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024
