Champia parvula var. amphibolis Reedman & Womersley 1976

Publication Details
Champia parvula var. amphibolis Reedman & Womersley 1976: 91, figs 7, 14 A

Published in: Reedman, D.J. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1976). Southern Australian species of Champia and Chylocladia (Rhodymeniales: Rhodophyta). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 100: 75-104, 14 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Champia is Champia lumbricalis (Linnaeus) Desvaux.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Tiparra Reef, Spencer Gulf, South Australia, Australia; (Womersley 1996: 132) Holotype: 11 m deep (epitype) Shepherd; 23 December 1970; AD; A38255 (Womersley 1996: 132) Notes: Womersley (1996:132) notes that the type specimen was recorded growing at 11 m depth.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
On Amphibolis antarctica and A. griffithii, 5-11 m deep (Reedman & Womersley (1976: 93).

Created: 09 May 2001 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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