Chylocladia tasmanica Harvey 1844

Coeloclonium tasmanicum (Harvey) Womersley

Current name: Coeloclonium tasmanicum (Harvey) Womersley
Cape Peron, Western Australia; scale 1 mmJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Chylocladia tasmanica Harvey 1844: 444, no figs (as 'Chylocladia Tasmanica')

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1844). Algae of Tasmania. London Journal of Botany 3: 428-454.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chylocladia is Chylocladia kaliformis (Goodenough & Woodward) Hooker.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coeloclonium tasmanicum (Harvey) Womersley.

Type Information
Type locality: "George Town, V. D. L., R. Gunn, Esq., n. 1295"; (Harvey 1844: 444) Lectotype: Gunn 1295; TCD; Herb. Harvey (Womersley 2003: 413)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Variable in robustness, the slender specimens occurring in sheltered waters and robust ones on rough-water coasts; it occurs from low tide level to 20 m deep (Womersley 2003: 413).

Created: 17 October 2003 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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