Mychodea hamata Harvey 1860

Publication Details
Mychodea hamata Harvey 1860: 323, no fig.

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mychodea is Mychodea carnosa Hooker f. & Harvey.

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

Type Information
Syntype localities: Georgetown and Port Arthur Port Arthur [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 323) Lectotype (Port Arthur, Tasmania; lectotype designated by Kraft 1978: 547): W.H. Harvey sine numero; March 1855; TCD; 0011969 (Kraft & Saunders 2017: 547) Notes: Isolectotypes: Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 415K

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
From permanent tide pools and from just below the lowest tide levels down to depths of 17 m; usually epiphytic on algae such as Gelidium australe and Melanema dumosa or on the seagrass Amphibolis, but occasionally grow directly on jetty pilings (Kraft 1978: 547).

Created: 06 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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