Cryptonemia decipiens Harvey 1863
Current name: Carpopeltis decipiens (Harvey) De Toni
Publication Details
Cryptonemia decipiens Harvey 1863: xlv, pl. CCLXXXIX [289]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptonemia is Cryptonemia lactuca J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Carpopeltis decipiens (Harvey) De Toni.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Rottnest Island and Fremantle [Western Australia]; (Harvey 1863: pl. CCLXXXIX)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 May 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
