Crassilingua prolifera (J.Agardh) May 1965
Publication Details
Crassilingua prolifera (J.Agardh) May 1965: 352, 400
Published in: May, V. (1965). A census and key to the species of Rhodophyceae (Red Algae) recorded from Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3: 349-429.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Crassilingua is Crassilingua husseyana (J.Agardh) V.May.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Nitophyllum proliferum J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad Port Phillip Heads; sub n:o 12 & 18 mihi a J. Br. Wilson missa." [Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia]; (Agardh 1894: 63) Holotype: J.B. Wilson; LD; Herb. alg. Agardh 30432 (Womersley 2003: 83)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 July 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
