Wetherbeella australica (Womersley & Kraft) Saunders & Kraft 2002
Publication Details
Wetherbeella australica (Womersley & Kraft) Saunders & Kraft 2002: 1258-1259
Published in: Saunders, G.W. & Kraft, G.T. (2002). Two new Australian species of Predaea (Nemastomataceae, Rhodophyta) with taxonomic recommendations for an emended Nemastomatales and expanded Halymeniales. Journal of Phycology 38: 1245-1260.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Wetherbeella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Platoma australicum Womersley & Kraft
Type Information
Type locality: Encounter Bay, South Australia; (Womersley & Kraft 1994: 285) Type: Womersley; 1 February 1976; AD; A46962 (Womersley & Kraft 1994: 285) Notes: Womersley & Kraft (1994: 285) note that the type material was found in drift.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Pertaining to Australia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 August 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 30 October 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
