Platoma australicum Womersley & Kraft 1994

Publication Details
Platoma australicum Womersley & Kraft 1994: 284, 285, figs. 89D, 90G-I

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Kraft, G.T. (1994). Family Nemastomataceae Schmitz 1892:2, nom. cons. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part IIIA. Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 270-285. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platoma is Platoma cyclocolpum (Montagne) F.Schmitz.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Wetherbeella australica (Womersley & Kraft) Saunders & Kraft.

Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W. & Kraft, G.T. (2002). Two new Australian species of Predaea (Nemastomataceae, Rhodophyta) with taxonomic recommendations for an emended Nemastomatales and expanded Halymeniales. Journal of Phycology 38: 1245-1260.

Type Information
Type locality: Encounter Bay, South Australia; (Womersley & Kraft 1994: 285) Type: Womersley; 1 February 1976; AD; A46962 (Womersley & Kraft 1994: 285) Notes: Womersley & Kraft (1994: 285) note that the type material was found in drift.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Pertaining to Australia.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
A deep water species on rough-water coasts (Womersley & Kraft 1994: 285)

Created: 13 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 01 July 2009

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025