Osmundaria spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) R.E.Norris 1991

Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh

Current name: Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Osmundaria spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) R.E.Norris 1991: 17, figs 22, 26-31

Published in: Norris, R.E. (1991). The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 106: 1-40, 60 figs.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Osmundaria is Osmundaria prolifera J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh.

Basionym
Delesseria spiralis J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Type locality: Probably Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 533) Notes: Type from “Nouv. Holl.”; not located in Herb. Lamouroux, CN (Womersley, 2003: 399).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 February 2024

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