Leptosomia rosea

Leptosomia rosea (fig. 32. 33)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhodymeniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Rhodymeniales

Familia: Rhodymeniaceae
Genus: Leptosomia
Species: Leptosomia rosea

Name

Leptosomia rosea (Harvey) Womersley, 1996

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Rhodymenia rosea Harvey, 1855
    • Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia. Lectotype (designated by Womersley 1996: 105): Clifton; Herb. Harvey, TCD Trav. Set 347. A second specimen in TCD placed (by Harvey?) under Halymenia cliftonii.
• Heterotypic
  • Chrysymenia cliftonii J.Agardh, 1876
  • Chrysymenia gelatinosa J.Agardh, 1890
  • Leptosomia cliftonii (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1892
  • Leptosomia gelatinosa (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1892
  • Sebdenia cliftonii (J.Agardh) De Toni, 1900
  • Sebdenia gelatinosa (J.Agardh) De Toni, 1900

References

• Womersley, H.B.S. 1996. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. Vol. 5 pp. 1–392, 160 figs. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & the State Herbarium of South Australia. online Reference page. : 103
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. Leptosomia rosea. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 20 June 2018.

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