Tricleocarpa oblongata (Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka 1990

Publication Details
Tricleocarpa oblongata (Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 168, figs 46-49, 53-56

Published in: Huisman, J.M. & Borowitzka, M.A. (1990). A revision of the Australian species of Galaxaura (Rhodophyta, Galaxauraceae), with a description of Tricelocarpa gen. nov. Phycologia 29: 150-172, 56 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tricleocarpa is Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend.

Basionym
Corallina oblongata J.Ellis & Solander

Type Information
Type locality: West Indies; (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 168) Lectotype: Ellis & Solander 1786: pl 22, fig. 4 (lectotypified by Papenfuss et al 1982): (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 168)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oblong.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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