Nitophyllum perriniae A.H.S.Lucas 1931

Publication Details
Nitophyllum perriniae A.H.S.Lucas 1931: 408, pl. XXIV [24] (as 'Nitophyllum (Myriogramme?) Perrinae')

Published in: Lucas, A.H.S. (1931). Notes on Australian marine algae. VI. Descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 56: 407-411, 5 pls [XXIII-XXVII].

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Schizoseris perriniae (A.H.S.Lucas) Womersley.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.

Type Information
Type locality: "River Tamar, near Georgetown" [Tasmania]; (Womersley 2003: 117) Lectotype (designated by Womersley 2003: 117): Mrs. F. Perrin and A. H. S. Lucas.; January 1928; Growing on rocky bottom at 4-8 fathoms; Herb. Lucas (currently in NSW); (Womersley 2003: 117) Notes: Iso [lecto]types in Herb. Lucas (currently in NSW) and iso[lecto]types (?) in AD (A12241, A49609).

Eponomy
Named for "...my co-worker, Mrs. F. Perrin, of Launceston, Tasmania."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 May 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025

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