Cirrulicarpus polycoelioides (J.Agardh) Womersley 1994

Publication Details
Cirrulicarpus polycoelioides (J.Agardh) Womersley 1994: 242, figs 76B, 77G-I

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIA - Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). pp. [1]-508, 167 figs, 4 pls, 4 maps. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.

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Publication date: "Published 14 January, 1994"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cirrulicarpus is Cirrulicarpus gmelinii (J.V.Lamouroux) Tokida & Masaki.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhipidomenia polycoelioides (J.Agardh) G.W.Saunders.

Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W., Huisman, J.M., Vergés, A., Kraft, G.T. & Le Gall, L. (2017). Phylogenetic analyses support recognition of ten new genera, ten new species and 16 new combinations in the family Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 38(2): 79-132, 126 figs.

Basionym
Kallymenia polycoelioides J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "ad Orford Tasmania (D:na Meredith!)." ; (Agardh 1876: 242) Holotype: Miss Meredith; LD; Herb. alg. Agardh 24843 (Womersley 1994: 242)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 28 June 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025