Euhymenia australis (Womersley & R.E.Norris) G.W.Saunders 2017

Publication Details
Euhymenia australis (Womersley & R.E.Norris) G.W.Saunders 2017: 90

Published in: Saunders, G.W., Huisman, J.M., Vergés, A., Kraft, G.T. & Le Gall, L. (2017). Phylogenetic analyses support recognition of ten new genera, ten new species and 16 new combinations in the family Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 38(2): 79-132, 126 figs.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Euhymenia is Euhymenia reniformis (Turner) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Croisettea australis (Womersley & R.E.Norris) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2018). Regarding Kallymenia J.Agardh, 1842, Euhymenia Kützing nom. illeg. 1843, and the proposal of Croisettea gen. nov. (Kallymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae Algarum 76: 1-4.

Basionym
Cirrulicarpus australis Womersley & R.E.Norris

Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia; (Womersley & Norris 1971: 19) Holotype (female): Wilson; 15 January 1895; MEL; 1005814 (Womersley & Norris 1971: 19)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 June 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 September 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025