Rhipiliopsis robusta Womersley 1971
Current name: Rhipiliopsis robusta WomersleyJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Rhipiliopsis robusta Womersley 1971: 117, figs 9, 13
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1971). New records and taxa of marine Chlorophyta in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95: 113-120, 15 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhipiliopsis is Rhipiliopsis peltata (J.Agardh) A.Gepp & E.Gepp.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Tiparra Reef, Spencer Gulf, South Australia; (Womersley 1984: 251) Type: Shepherd; 24 February 1971; ADU; A38130 (Womersley 1984: 251) Notes: Womersley (1984: 251) notes that the type was collected at a depth of 11 m.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), strong growing, strong-growing, or stout (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 25 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024