Elachista ramosa Skottsberg 1907

Publication Details
Elachista ramosa Skottsberg 1907: 54, figs 66-68

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Elachista is Elachista scutellata Duby.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gononema ramosum (Skottsberg) Kuckuck & Skottsberg.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.

Type Information
Type locality: Fuegia; (Ricker 1987) Type: missing at S; (Ricker 1987) Notes: Womersly (1987) gives the following data: Type from Fuegia, S. America; in UPS.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 June 2005

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 June 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025