Cryptopleura minor Sonder 1845

Current name: Acrosorium minus (Sonder) Kylin
Map Reef, near Yanchep, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)

Publication Details
Cryptopleura minor Sonder 1845: 57

Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cryptopleura is Cryptopleura lacerata (S.G.Gmelin) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrosorium minus (Sonder) Kylin.

Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1924). Studien über die Delesseriaceen. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen. N.F. Avd. 2 20(6): 1-111, 80 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia (Swan River); (Silva & al. 1996: 446) Type: Preiss; MEL; 603107 (Womersley 2003: 148) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Harvey (1849: 119).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smaller, inferior, lesser (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025