Pectinella antarctica (Labillardière) J.Black 1913

Amphibolis antarctica (Labillardière) Sonder & Ascherson ex Ascherson

Current name: Amphibolis antarctica (Labillardière) Sonder & Ascherson ex Ascherson
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia; pools in lower shore - 12 February 2002. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Pectinella antarctica (Labillardière) J.Black 1913: 1

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pectinella.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphibolis antarctica (Labillardière) Sonder & Ascherson ex Ascherson.

Basionym
Ruppia antarctica Labillardière

Type Information
Type locality: “habitat ad terrae van-Leuwin littora” [Esperance Bay, Western Australia]; (Labillardière 1807: 116) Holotype: FI; barcode FI012119 (Robertson 1984: 104) Notes: Type from “Ad terrae Van-Leuwin littora” (Esperance Bay, W. Aust.). Isotype. P. Labillardière (1807) described and illustrated Ruppia antarctica (= Amphibolis antarctica) from material collected from New Holland, but some doubt exists whether he collected the specimen himself in 1791 or whether it was part of the collections of the Baudin expedition. isolectotype: P [barcode P00735051].

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1973).

Created: 23 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 24 June 2010

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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