Asteronema ferrugineum (Harvey) Delépine & Asensi 1975
Publication Details
Asteronema ferrugineum (Harvey) Delépine & Asensi 1975: 296, fig. 5 (as 'ferruginea')
Published in: Delépine, R. & Asensi, A. (1975). Asteronema nov. gen. nouveau genre de Phéophycée australe. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 122: 295-304, 3 pls.
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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asteronema is Asteronema australe Delépine & Asensi.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cladophora ferruginea Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "Safety Cove, Port Arthur" [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 340) Type: W.H. Harvey; "On Hormosira Banksii"; TCD; (Womersley 1987: 27) Notes: Womersley (1987) notes that there is an isotype in ADU (A18166).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rust-coloured.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 November 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
