Himanthalia australis (Sonder) Sonder 1846
Publication Details
Himanthalia australis (Sonder) Sonder 1846: 158
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1848). [Algae]. In: Plantae Preissianae sive enumeratio plantarum quas in Australasia occidentali et meridionali-occidentali annis 1838-1841 collegit Ludovicus Preiss. (Lehmann, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 161-195. Hamburgi [Hamburg]: sumptibus Meissneri.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himanthalia is Himanthalia lorea (Linnaeus) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Myriodesma quercifolium (Bory) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus australis Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 653)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024