Carpopeltis spongeoplexus Womersley & J.A.Lewis 1994

Publication Details
Carpopeltis spongeoplexus Womersley & J.A.Lewis 1994: 172, figs 48 C, 49 G-I, 50 D,E (as 'spongeaplexus')

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Lewis, J.A. (1994). Family Halymeniaceae Bory 1828: 158. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part IIIA. Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 167-218. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Carpopeltis is Carpopeltis phyllophora (Hooker f. & Harvey) F.Schmitz.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Geographe Bay, W. Australia; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 173) Lectotype: Herb. Agardh, LD; 23065 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 173) Notes: Isolectotype in MEL (606034).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
On rough-water coasts, 2-30 m deep; thick sponge cover over most of the thallus (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 175).

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

Last updated: 31 December 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Womersley & Lewis (1994: 175) note that C. spongeaplexus is clearly allied to Carpopeltis and not to Codiophyllum. Silva et al. (1996: 189) note that a new name was required because of the prior existence of Carpopeltis decipiens (Harvey) Schmitz (Harvey) De Toni. - (10 June 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025