Halopteris paniculata (Suhr) Prud'homme 1972
Publication Details
Halopteris paniculata (Suhr) Prud'homme 1972: 135
Published in: Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1972). Notes on Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) I. On the identity of Sphacelaria paniculata Suhr. Blumea 20: 133-137, Plate I.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Halopteris is Halopteris filicina (Grateloup) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Sphacelaria paniculata Suhr
Type Information
Type locality: "Neuholland" [Australia, actually Gulf of Carpentaria]; (Suhr 1840: 278) Holotype: KIEL; (Womersley 1987: 180) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Prud'homme van Reine (1972a: 135). According to Womersley (1987), the type is from "Neuholland". He notes that Prud'homme van Reine (1972a: 134) found the original specimen with Suhr's handwritten description on the back of the sheet, in KIEL, and that he records that Reinke had annotated it as "Sphacelaria paniculata Suhr. Original exemplar! Golf von Carpentaria. Ex herb. Suhr." No locality within "Neuholland" was given with the type description and the Gulf of Carpentaria locality is clearly in error, since no Halopteris is known from northern Australia and the limits of the species are within southern Australia and north to Newcastle in N.S.W.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), paniculate.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
