Thamnoclonium hirsutum var. africanum Kützing 1849
Current name:
Thamnoclonium dichotomum (J.Agardh) J.Agardh
Sarcothalia radula?, Safety Cove, Tasmania, Australia - 01 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Thamnoclonium hirsutum var. africanum Kützing 1849: 794
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnoclonium is Thamnoclonium hirsutum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thamnoclonium dichotomum (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Polyphacum dichotomum J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras Novae Hollandiae" (New South Wales, Australia); (Silva & al. 1996: 204) Lectotype: Sieber; Herb. Agardh, LD; 23051 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 214) Notes: Womersley & Lewis (1994: 214) notes that there is an isolectotype in MEL (606050) and that Sieber collected from the Sydney region, N.S.W., not in W. Aust. as stated by Chiang (1970: 62).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hairy.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 16 June 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
