Jania parva Johansen & Womersley 1994

Publication Details
Jania parva Johansen & Womersley 1994: 609, figs1-5, 21-26

Published in: Johansen, H.W. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). Jania (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7: 605-625, 42 figs.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Jania is Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Stansbury, South Australia, Australia; (Womersley & Johansen 1996: 299) Holotype: Womersley; 14 October 1989; 2-3 m deep on Posidonia australis; AD; A59922 (Womersley & Johansen 1996: 299)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), little, small, puny (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2009

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Distributional note
Womersley (1996) notes that this species is recorded from Point Turton, S. Aust., to American R. inlet, Kangaroo I., S. Aust. (probably more widely distributed in calm water localities). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025

 
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