Fosliella cymodoceae (Foslie) P.L.Jones & Woelkerling 1984
Publication Details
Fosliella cymodoceae (Foslie) P.L.Jones & Woelkerling 1984: 193 (table 5)
Published in: Jones, P.L. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1984). An analysis of trichocyte and spore germination attributes as taxonomic characters in the Pneophyllum-Fosliella complex (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 23: 183-194, 20 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fosliella is Fosliella farinosa (J.V.Lamouroux) M.Howe.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrolithon cymodoceae (Foslie) Penrose.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Melobesia cymodoceae Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia; (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991: 527) Lectotype: F. v. Mueller; 1862; "paa blade af [= on blades of] Cymodocea antarctica"; TRH; A15-797 (Veiga, A.J., J. Cremades & I. Bárbara (1997): 116) Notes: Designated by Adey & Lebednik (1967: 32).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 03 January 2011
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Nomenclatural note
Wilks and Woelkerling (1991: 527), Penrose (1992: 90) and Womersley (1996: 256) cite Fosliella cymodoceae Jones & Woelkerling 1984: 184, figs 3, 6-13). - (16 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
