Coeloclonium tasmanicum (Harvey) Womersley 2003

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Rhodomelaceae
Tribe Chondrieae
Genus Coeloclonium

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Cape Peron, Western Australia; scale 1 mm. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

Map Reef, Western Australia. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

Coeloclonium tasmanicum, Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia. 15 Nov 2009. M.D. Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).

Coeloclonium tasmanicum, Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia. 15 Nov 2009. M.D. Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).

Coeloclonium tasmanicum (Harvey) Womersley Coeloclonium tasmanicum, Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia
© Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication details
Coeloclonium tasmanicum (Harvey) Womersley 2003: 410, fig. 177 C, D; fig. 178

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coeloclonium is Coeloclonium opuntioides (Harvey) J.Agardh.

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

Basionym
Chylocladia tasmanica Harvey

Type information
Type locality: Georgetown, Tasmania (Womersley 2003: 413). Lectotype: Gunn 1295; TCD, Herb. Harvey (Womersley 2003: 413).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chylocladia tasmanica Harvey 1844
Lomentaria tasmanica (Harvey) Kützing 1849

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Catenella major Sonder 1845
Rhabdonia sonderi J.Agardh 1851
Chylocladia opuntioides Harvey 1855
Chondria opuntioides (Harvey) Harvey 1859
Coeloclonium opuntioides (Harvey) J.Agardh 1876
Coeloclonium majus (Sonder) P.C.Silva 1996

General environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Slender specimens occur in sheltered waters and robust ones on rough-water coasts (Womersley 2003: 413).

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Key references
Scott, F.J. (2017). Marine plants of Tasmania. pp. [i]-viii, 1-360, numerous col. illus. Hobart: Tasmania Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.

Created: 17 October 2003 by Wendy Guiry

Verified by: 27 February 2018 by M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 September 2020.