Bryopsis minor Womersley 1955
Current name:
Bryopsis minor Womersley
Houtman Abrolhos, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Bryopsis minor Womersley 1955: 387, fig. 1
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1955). New marine Chlorophyta from southern Australia. Pacific Science 9: 387-395, 11 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: American River inlet, Kangaroo Island, South Australia; (Womersley 1984: 276) Holotype: Womersley; 6 September 1946; on black buoy; ADU; A4124 (Womersley 1984: 276)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smaller, inferior, lesser (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 17 January 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
