Pityophykos tasmanica (Sonder) Papenfuss

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Rhodomelaceae
Tribe Polysiphonieae
Genus Pityophykos

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Publication details
Pityophykos tasmanica (Sonder) Papenfuss 1958: 107

Original publication: Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.
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Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pityophykos.

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

Basionym
Acanthophora tasmanica Sonder

Type information
Type locality: Georgetown, Tasmania (Womersley 2003: 233). Holotype: Stuart; MEL 537395 (Womersley 2003: 233). Notes: Isotype MEL, 537396 (Womersley, 2003: 233).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acanthophora tasmanica Sonder 1853

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Polysiphonia tasmanica (Sonder) J.Agardh 1863
Dictyomenia myriacantha Kützing 1864
Pithyopsis tasmanica (Sonder) Falkenberg 1897

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Pityophykos tasmanica (Sonder) Papenfuss)
Australia and New Zealand: Tasmania (Womersley 2003), Victoria (Womersley 2003).

Nomenclatural notes
Pityophycos tasmanica (Sonder) Papenfuss 1958 (Womersley, 2003: 231).

Key references
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. 533. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Pityophykos&species=tasmanica

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Pityophykos&Species=tasmanica

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 12 May 2003 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 02 February 2009 by Wendy Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 221 times since it was created.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:41842