Calocladia pulchra (Greville) J.Agardh 1841

Current name:
Delisea pulchra (Greville) Montagne
Rottnest Island, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Calocladia pulchra (Greville) J.Agardh 1841: 21
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Calocladia is Bowiesia pulchra Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Delisea pulchra (Greville) Montagne.
Source of Synonymy
Montagne, C. (1844). Quelques observations touchant la structure et la fructification des genres Ctenodus, Delisea et Lenormandia, de la famile des Floridées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 1: 151-161, pls 10, 11.
Basionym
Bowiesia pulchra Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad Novam Hollandiam, ubi legit D. Fraser." [Australia]; (Greville 1830: lvii) Holotype: Fraser; E; Herb. Greville, (Womersley 1996: 344) Notes: "Novam Hollandiam" (Womersley 1996; 344). Possibly Macquarie Island (Ricker, 1987), but opinions vary (see Millar, 1990: 382). Type: Greville collection, E (Bonin, 1982, figs 8a, 8b).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, fair, pretty.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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Nomenclatural note
According to Womersley (1996: 344), the authority is (Greville) Greville in Lindley 1835: 436. - (13 May 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 July 2025