Scoresbyella profunda Womersley 1987
Publication Details
Scoresbyella profunda Womersley 1987: 256, pl. 2: fig. 2, figs 92B, 93
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.
Request PDFPublication date: "14th December 1987"
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Scoresbyella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Egg Island, Isles of St. Francis, South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 616) Holotype: Shepherd; 11 January 1971; 32-38 m; ADU; A38067 (Womersley 1987: 259) Notes: Womersley (1987) notes that there are also isotypes.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deep, from a great depth (Dawes & Mathieson 2008).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
