Hypneocolax stellaris subsp. orientalis (Weber Bosse) Womersley 1994

Publication Details
Hypneocolax stellaris subsp. orientalis (Weber Bosse) Womersley 1994: 446, fig.157

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 Hypneocolax is Hypneocolax stellaris Børgesen.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hypneocolax stellaris f. orientalis Weber Bosse.

Basionym
Hypneocolax stellaris f. orientalis Weber Bosse

Type Information
Type locality: Dobo, Pulao Wokam, Kepulauan Aru (Aru Islands), Indonesia; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 23) Type: L; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 23)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific; on Hypnea spp. (Womersley 1994; 448).

Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 August 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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