Sphacella ferruginea (Harvey) Womersley 1967
Publication Details
Sphacella ferruginea (Harvey) Womersley 1967: 194
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1967). A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. II. Phaeophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 15: 189-270, 6 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacella is Sphacella subtilissima Reinke.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asteronema ferrugineum (Harvey) Delépine & Asensi.
Source of Synonymy
Delépine, R. & Asensi, A. (1975). Asteronema nov. gen. nouveau genre de Phéophycée australe. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 122: 295-304, 3 pls.
Basionym
Cladophora ferruginea Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "Safety Cove, Port Arthur" [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 340) Type: W.H. Harvey; "On Hormosira Banksii"; TCD; (Womersley 1987: 27) Notes: Womersley (1987) notes that there is an isotype in ADU (A18166).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rust-coloured.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 June 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
