Herpopteros fallax Falkenberg 1897
Publication Details
Herpopteros fallax Falkenberg 1897: 461, fig. 259
Published in: Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
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This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Herpopteros.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Port Phillip and Western Port, Victoria; (Womersley 2003: 314) Notes: Lectotype to be selected; presumably in Herb. Falkenberg, Naples (Womersley, 2003).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
An inconspicuous but not uncommon epiphyte on cartilaginous red algae or on Amphibolis (Womersley 2003: 314).
Created: 03 October 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
