Sphacelaria stewartensis Lindauer 1949
Publication Details
Sphacelaria stewartensis Lindauer 1949: 340, fig. 1a-c
Published in: Lindauer, V.W. (1949). Notes on marine algae of New Zealand. I. Pacific Science 3: 340-352.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herpodiscus stewartensis (Lindauer) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Pegasus, Stewart Island; (Draisma, Prud'homme van Reine & Kawai 2010: 323) Holotype: E.A. Willa (s.n.); 20.iii.1948; on Xiphophora chondrophylla; AKU; 000033 (=herb. Lindauer 9955) (Draisma, Prud'homme van Reine & Kawai 2010: 323) Notes: Isotypes distributed in Lindauer Algae New Zealand Exsiccatae 13: no. 311. Twilight Bay, Pegasus, Stewart Island (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 November 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
