Halopithys elata (Sonder) Kützing 1865
Current name: Cladurus elatus (Sonder) Falkenberg
Publication Details
Halopithys elata (Sonder) Kützing 1865: 15, pl. 41
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1865). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XV pp. [i-iii], 1-36, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Halopithys is Halopithys pinastroides Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladurus elatus (Sonder) Falkenberg.
Basionym
Rhodomela elata Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: “Ad litus peninsulae Lefevre, Julio” [Lefevre Peninsula, South Australia, July]; (Sonder 1853: 699) Lectotype: July; MEL; 612891 (Huisman 2018: 500) Notes: Huisman (2018: 500) notes "Womersley (loc. cit.) did not include the words ‘designated here’ (or similar), a requirement for valid [lecto]typification on or after 1 January 2001 (ICN, Art. 7:10, Mac Neill et al., 2011)."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tall.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 October 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
