Cymodocea serrulata (R.Brown) Ascherson & Magnus 1870

Publication Details
Cymodocea serrulata (R.Brown) Ascherson & Magnus 1870: 84

Published in: Ascherson, P. (1870). Sitzungs-Bericht der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin am 20. December 1870. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1870: 77-91.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cymodocea is Cymodocea aequorea K.D.Koenig.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oceana serrulata (R.Brown) Byng & Christenhusz.

Basionym
Caulinia serrulata R.Brown

Type Information
Type locality: "(M.)" ['Oram Meridionalem Novae Hollandiae'; suth coast of Australia]; (Brown 1810: 339) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Ferrer-Gallego & Boisset 2020: 178, or perhaps holotype): Australia, “R. Brown Iter Australiense, 1802–5”, R. Brown 5813 (BM [barcode BM000907122] (Ferrer-Gallego & Boisset 2020: fig. 3]).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat saw-toothed.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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