Cheilosporum pulchellum Harvey 1855
Current name:
Jania pulchella (Harvey) Johansen & Womersley
Rottnest Island, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Cheilosporum pulchellum Harvey 1855: 547
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Cheilosporum is Cheilosporum sagittatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Areschoug.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania pulchella (Harvey) Johansen & Womersley.
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 241)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 May 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 January 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
