Haliseris muelleri Sonder 1853

Current name: Dictyopteris muelleri (Sonder) Reinbold
Rottnest Island, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Haliseris muelleri Sonder 1853: 665

Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1853). Plantae Muellerianae. Algae. Linnaea 25: 657-703.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haliseris is Haliseris polypodioides (De Candolle) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyopteris muelleri (Sonder) Reinbold.

Source of Synonymy
Reinbold, T. (1899). Meeresalgen von Investigator Street (Süd-Australien), gesammelt von Miss Nellie Davey (Waltham, Honiton). Hedwigia 38(1): 39-51.

Type Information
Type locality: Lefevre Peninsula, South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 583) Lectotype: MEL; 16837 (Womersley 1987: 227)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latinised), honouring a person with the surname Müller.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 February 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025