Palisada tumida (Saito & Womersley) K.W.Nam 2007

Current name: Palisada tumida (Saito & Womersley) K.W.Nam
Pt Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia; intertidal - 24 October 2017. John M. Huisman

Publication Details
Palisada tumida (Saito & Womersley) K.W.Nam 2007: 54 (Table 1)

Published in: Nam, K.W. (2007). Validation of the generic name Palisada (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Algae (The Korean Journal of Phycology) 22(2): 53-55, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Palisada is Palisada robusta K.W.Nam.

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

Basionym
Laurencia tumida Saito & Womersley

Type Information
Type locality: Robe, South Australia; (Womersley 2003: 486) Holotype: H.B.S. Womersley; 9 October 1972; low eulittoral on slipway reef; AD; A42777 (Womersley 2003: 486) Notes: Holotype and isotypes in AD, A42777-”Marine Algae of southern Australia” No. 139a, as Laurencia (Womersley, 2003: 486).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2025