Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Suborder Ceramiineae
Family Ceramiaceae
Subfamily Spongoclonioideae
Tribe Spongoclonieae
Genus Spongoclonium

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Augusta, Western Australia. 25 May 2011. John Huisman. © John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au).

Augusta, Western Australia.. John Huisman. © John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au).

Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder Augusta, Western Australia.
© John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)

Publication details
Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder 1855: 515

Published in: Sonder [O.G.] (1855 '1854'). [Plantae Muellerianae] Algae annis 1852 et 1853 collectae. Linnaea 26: 506-528.
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Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Spongoclonium.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Callithamnion conspicuum (Sonder) Harvey 1859

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Callithamnion tingens Harvey 1859

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Cape Liptrap, Victoria, Australia (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 425). Holotype: Mueller; 1853; (Womersley 1998: 289). Notes: Womersley (1998: 289) notes that the holotype is missing from MEL, 1007336 (see Wollaston (1990: 21).

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Key references
Womersley, H.B.S. (1998). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIC. Ceramiales - Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. pp. 535. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.

Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 24 August 2011 by M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 April 2019.