Hypoglossum spathulatum (Sonder) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Hypoglossum spathulatum (Sonder) Kützing 1849: 877
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypoglossum is Hypoglossum woodwardii Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Apoglossum spathulatum (Sonder) Womersley & Shepley.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. & Shepley, E.A. (1982). Southern Australian species of Hypoglossum (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 30: 321-346, 9 figs.
Basionym
Delesseria spathulata Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae" [Western Australia]; (Sonder 1845: 447) Notes: "Type from Georgetown, Tas. (Harvey); lectotype (Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 272 I), in Herb. Harvey, TCD." (Womersley 2003: 40).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), spatulate, spatula-like; alternative form of spatulatum.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
