Areschougia dumosa Harvey 1863

Publication Details
Areschougia dumosa Harvey 1863: pl. CCLXXXII [282]

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Areschougia is Areschougia laurencia (Hooker f. & Harvey) Harvey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanema dumosum (Harvey) Min-Thein & Womersley.

Type Information
Type locality: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 904) Holotype: Watts 122; March 1860; TCD, Herb. Harvey; (Womersley 1994: 363)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 21 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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