Udotea peltata J.Agardh 1887

Rhipiliopsis peltata (J.Agardh) A.Gepp & E.Gepp

Current name: Rhipiliopsis peltata (J.Agardh) A.Gepp & E.Gepp
Canal Rocks, Western AustraliaG.J. Edgar

Publication Details
Udotea peltata J.Agardh 1887: 74

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1887). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Femte afdelningen.). Acta Universitatis Lundensis 23(2): 1-174, 5 plates.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Udotea is Udotea flabellum (J.Ellis & Solander) M.Howe.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhipiliopsis peltata (J.Agardh) A.Gepp & E.Gepp.

Source of Synonymy
Gepp, A. & Gepp, E.S. (1911). The Codiaceae of the Siboga Expedition including a monograph of Flabellarieae and Udoteae Siboga-Expeditie Monographie LXII. pp. 1-150, 22 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia; (Agardh 1887: 74) Holotype: LD; Herb. alg. Agardh 15800 (Womersley 1984: 248)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), target-shaped.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 July 2002 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 28 February 2022

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