Myriodesma angustifolium (Sonder) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Platythalia angustifolia Sonder
Augusta, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Myriodesma angustifolium (Sonder) Kützing 1849: 588
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Myriodesma is Myriodesma serrulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Endlicher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Platythalia angustifolia Sonder.
Basionym
Platythalia angustifolia Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: No type locality cited [Australia: Western Australia; probably near Fremantle fide Womersley, 1967: 256]; (Sonder 1845: 51) Lectotype: Preiss; MEL; 18803 (Womersley 1987: 406)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), narrow-leaved (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=20490
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
