Shepleya elixithamnia Gordon-Mills & R.E.Norris 1986

Publication Details
Shepleya elixithamnia Gordon-Mills & R.E.Norris 1986: 160-166, figs. 1-15, table 1

Published in: Gordon-Mills, E. & Norris, R.E. (1986). Shepleya elixithamnia, a new species of Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta) from South Africa. Phycologia 25: 160-167, 15 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Shepleya is Shepleya wattsii (Harvey) E.M.Gordon.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Palm Beach, near Port Edward, Natal, South Africa.; (Silva & al. 1996: 424) Holotype: Norris & Aken; 15.v.1983; Subtidal,epiphytic on various articulate calcified algal hosts. Known only from summer and autumn collections.; NU; 7170 (NAT 1207) (Gordon-Mills & Norris 1986: 161) Notes: Isotype in ADU (A55692)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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