Phyllophora obtusa var. crispata Sonder 1848
Publication Details
Phyllophora obtusa var. crispata Sonder 1848: [1846-1848]: 172
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1848). [Algae]. In: Plantae Preissianae sive enumeratio plantarum quas in Australasia occidentali et meridionali-occidentali annis 1838-1841 collegit Ludovicus Preiss. (Lehmann, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 161-195. Hamburgi [Hamburg]: sumptibus Meissneri.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phyllophora is Phyllophora rubens (Linnaeus) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodymenia obtusa (Greville) Womersley.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Western Australia; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 184) Holotype: Preiss; MEL; 501414 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 184)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 11 June 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024