Neurophyllis australis Zanardini 1874
Publication Details
Neurophyllis australis Zanardini 1874: 499 (as 'Nevrophyllis')
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1874). Phyceae australicae novae vel minus cognitae. Flora 57: 486-490, 497-505.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Neurophyllis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mychodea australis (Zanardini) Kraft.
Source of Synonymy
Kraft, G.T. (1978). Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: 515-610, 46 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Port Philip – (Ferd. von Mueller.)." [Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia]; (Zanardini 1874: 468) Holotype: Ferd. von Mueller; MCVE; 786 (Kraft & Saunders 2017: 248)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025
