Ballia scoparia (Hooker f. & Harvey) Harvey 1859
Current name: Camontagnea oxyclada (Montagne) Pujals
Publication Details
Ballia scoparia (Hooker f. & Harvey) Harvey 1859: 333
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.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ballia is Ballia brunonia Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Camontagnea oxyclada (Montagne) Pujals.
Basionym
Callithamnion scoparium Hooker f. & Harvey
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in the form of a broom; fastigiate (Stearn 1973).
Created: 20 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024