Nereia australis (Harvey) Harvey 1859
Publication Details
Nereia australis (Harvey) Harvey 1859: 289, pl. 188
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereia is Nereia filiformis (J.Agardh) Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Austronereia australis (Harvey) Womersley.
Basionym
Stilophora australis Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "George Town, V. D. L., R. Gunn, Esg., n. 1318" [Georgetown, Tasmania]; (Harvey 1844: 454) Type: R. Gunn; BM; (Womersley 1987: 273) Notes: Womersley (1987: 273) notes that there is a fragment in TCD.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 July 2005
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024
