Austroclonium charoides (Harvey) Min-Thein & Womersley 1976

Publication Details
Austroclonium charoides (Harvey) Min-Thein & Womersley 1976: 131, figs 48, 69

Published in: Min-Thein, U. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1976). Studies on southern Australian taxa of Solieriaceae, Rhabdoniaceae and Rhodophyllidaceae (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 24: 1-166, 69 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Austroclonium.

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

Basionym
Rhabdonia charoides Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 283) Lectotype: Harvey; TCD, Herb. Harvey; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 393E (Womersley 1994: 433) Notes: Womersley (1994: 433) notes that there are isolectotypes in MEL (45110) and AD (A18254).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Occurs in moderately deep water, epiphytic on sea-grasses and some larger algae under moderate water movement (Womersley 1994: 435).

Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 July 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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