Sarcotrichia tenera (Harvey) Womersley & Shepley 1959
Current name: Sarcotrichia tenera (Harvey) Womersley & Shepley
Publication Details
Sarcotrichia tenera (Harvey) Womersley & Shepley 1959: 209
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Shepley, E.A. (1959). Studies on the Sarcomenia group of the Rhodophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 7: 168-223, 110 figs, 5 plates.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sarcotrichia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Dasya tenera Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia; (Womersley & Shepley 1959: 188) Holotype: Harvey; TCD, Herb. Harvey; Trav. Set 78 (Womersley 2003: 157)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, delicate (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
