Dudresnaya capricornica Robins & Kraft 1985

Publication Details
Dudresnaya capricornica Robins & Kraft 1985: 23, figs 90-129

Published in: Robins, P.A. & Kraft, G.T. (1985). Morphology of the type and Australian species of Dudresnaya (Dumontiaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 24: 1-34, 129 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dudresnaya is Dudresnaya coccinea (C.Agardh) P.Crouan & H.Crouan.

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

Type Information
Type locality: One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 185) Holotype (cystocarpic): A.W.D. Larkum; 18 October 1975; at 35 m depth at the 'Keyhole'; MELU; 24107 (Robins & Kraft 1985: 23) Notes: Isotypes (tetrasporic): MELU 24108, 24109.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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Habitat note
Grows at 6-35 m depths on coral rubble (Robins & Kraft 1985). - (22 April 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025

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