Rhodophyllis volans Harvey 1855
Current name: Rhodophyllis volans Harvey
Publication Details
Rhodophyllis volans Harvey 1855: 553
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodophyllis is Rhodophyllis bifida (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 287) Lectotype: TCD, Herb Harvey; Trav. Set 142 (Womersley 1994: 419) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Min-Thein & Womersley (1976: 101)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 September 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 January 2025