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.

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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.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1996). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. pp. [1]-392, 160 figs. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study with assistance from the State Herbarium of South Australia.

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 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 11 June 2009

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Taxonomic note
Womersley & Lewis (1994: 182) and Silva et al. (1996: 192) cite this as a synonym of Cryptonemia undulata Sonder. - (11 June 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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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 15 June 2025

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