Chaetangium flabellatum Harvey 1859
Publication Details
Chaetangium flabellatum Harvey 1859: 316
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chaetangium is Chaetangium ornatum (Linnaeus) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyopes constrictus (Turner) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. & Lewis, J.A. (1994). Family Halymeniaceae Bory 1828: 158. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part IIIA. Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 167-218. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Arthur, Tasmania; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 176)TCD; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 176)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 10 June 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
