Acropeltis elata (Harvey) Harvey 1860
Current name:
Carpopeltis elata (Harvey) De Toni
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Acropeltis elata (Harvey) Harvey 1860: pl. CXXII [122]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1860). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 3. pp. viii, pls CXXI-CLXXX (with text). London: Lovell Reeve & Co..
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acropeltis is Acropeltis chilensis Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Carpopeltis elata (Harvey) De Toni.
Basionym
Rhodymenia elata Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest I., W. Australia; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 172) Type: Harvey; TCD; Trav. set 233 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 172)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tall.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 May 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 March 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 May 2024