Ethelia australis (Sonder) Weber Bosse 1921
Current name: Sonderopelta capensis (Montagne) Krayesky
Publication Details
Ethelia australis (Sonder) Weber Bosse 1921: 300
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1921). Liste des algues du Siboga. II. Rhodophyceae. Première partie. Protoflorideae, Nemalionales, Cryptonemiales. Vol. 59b pp. 187-310, figs 53-109, Plates VI-VIII. Leiden.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ethelia is Ethelia biradiata (Weber Bosse) Weber Bosse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sonderopelta capensis (Montagne) Krayesky.
Source of Synonymy
Krayesky, D.M., Norris, J.N., Gabrielson, P.W., Gabriela, D. & Fredericq, S. (2009). A new order of red algae based on the Peyssonneliaceae, with an evaluation of the ordinal classification of the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 122(3): 364-391, 7 figures, 2 tables.
Basionym
Peyssonnelia australis Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Holdfast Bay [Gulf St. Vincent], South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 210)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 09 January 2010
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Taxonomic note
Womersley (1994: 151) cites Ethelia australis (Sonder) Weber-van Bosse 1921: 300, excl. type as a synonym of Sonderopelta coriacea. - (08 June 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 January 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
