Balliella hirsuta Huisman 1988
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Wrangeliaceae
Subfamily Compsothamnioideae
Tribe Delesseriopseae
Genus Balliella
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Balliella hirsuta Huisman Rottnest Island, Western Australia
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Publication details
Balliella hirsuta Huisman 1988: 459, figs 1-10
Published in: Huisman, J.M. (1988). Balliella hirsuta sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Phycologia 27: 456-462, 10 figs, 1 table. Download PDF
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Balliella is Balliella crouanioides (Itono) Itono & Tak.Tanaka.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type information
Type locality: Green Island, near Rottnest Island, Western Australia (Huisman 1988: 459). Holotype: MELU 24402 (Huisman 1988: 459).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), hairy.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Key references
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-221.
Huisman, J.M. (2019). Marine plants of Australia Revised edition. pp. [i]-xviii, [1]-435, numerous col. figs. Crawley Western Australia: UWA Publishing.
Created: 03 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 16 January 2020 by M.D. Guiry
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References
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Huisman, J.M. (1988). Balliella hirsuta sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Phycologia 27: 456-462, 10 figs, 1 table.
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