Apoglossum spathulatum (Sonder) Womersley & Shepley 1982
Publication Details
Apoglossum spathulatum (Sonder) Womersley & Shepley 1982: 329
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Shepley, E.A. (1982). Southern Australian species of Hypoglossum (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 30: 321-346, 9 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Apoglossum is Apoglossum ruscifolium (Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Delesseria spathulata Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae" [Western Australia]; (Sonder 1845: 447) Notes: "Type from Georgetown, Tas. (Harvey); lectotype (Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 272 I), in Herb. Harvey, TCD." (Womersley 2003: 40).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), spatulate, spatula-like; alternative form of spatulatum.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
1- 27 m deep (Womersley 2003: 40).
Created: 26 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
