Arthrocardia wardii (Harvey) Areschoug 1852

Publication Details
Arthrocardia wardii (Harvey) Areschoug 1852: 551

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrocardia is Arthrocardia corymbosa (Lamarck) Decaisne.

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

Basionym
Amphiroa wardii Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip, Victoria; (Womersley & Johansen 1996: 295) Holotype: Mallard; TCD; (Womersley & Johansen 1996: 295)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Predominantly a low-light plant, with most collections from 3-22 m deep or from shaded upper sublittoral regions; however, several collections from just below low tide level are known (Womersley & Johansen in Womersley 1996: 295).

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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