Metagoniolithon verrucosum (J.V.Lamouroux) Ducker, nom. inval. 1974
Current name:
Metagoniolithon chara (Lamarck) Ducker
Rottnest Island, Western Australia - 25 May 2011. John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Metagoniolithon verrucosum (J.V.Lamouroux) Ducker, nom. inval. 1974: 89
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Metagoniolithon is Metagoniolithon charoides (J.V.Lamouroux) Weber Bosse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metagoniolithon chara (Lamarck) Ducker.
Basionym
Corallina chara Lamarck
Type Information
Type locality: "Habite ... les mers de la Nouvelle-Hollande? Péron et Lesueur. Ma Collection."; (Lamarck 1815: 240) Holotype: Péron & Lessueur; PC; (Womersly & Johansen 1996: 323) Notes: Probably from Rottnest I. (or Shark Bay), Western Australia (Womersly & Johansen in Womersley 1996).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), warty (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 22 February 2011
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
