Uronema marinum Womersley 1984

Okellya marina (Womersley) Wetherbee

Current name: Okellya marina (Womersley) Wetherbee
Ningaloo Reef, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Uronema marinum Womersley 1984: 131, figs 41 D, E (as 'marina')

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1984). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part I. pp. [1]-329, 102 figs, 16 pls. Adelaide: D.J. Woolman, Government Printer, South Australia.

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Publication date: "31st May, 1984"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Uronema is Uronema confervicola Lagerheim.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Okellya marina (Womersley) Wetherbee.

Source of Synonymy
Wetherbee, R., Bringloe, T.T., Leliaert, F. & Verbruggen H. (2024). Molecular data and culture observations show that the microfilamentous marine alga Uronema marinum Womersley is a member of the genus Okellya Leliaert & Rueness (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta). Cryptogamie, Algologie 45(3): 31-37, 2 figs, 1 table.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Kellidie Bay, Coffin Bay, South Australia; (Womersley 1984: 131) Holotype: H.B.S. Womersley; 22 August 1967; lower eulittoral to upper sublittoral, epiphytic on Chaetomorpha linum; ADU; A31827 (Womersley 1984: 131)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in the sea (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 March 2024

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