Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Halimeda opuntia
Halimedaceae
Halimeda opuntia (L.) J.V.Lamour. , legitimate, scientific
Lamouroux, J.V. (1816), Histoire des polypiers coralligenes flexibles: 308 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Corallina opuntia L. legitimate
Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Corallina opuntia L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Halimeda triloba Decne. legitimate
  • APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Research on the macroalgae of the seabed of the GBR has shown H opuntia to be a major species (Hurrey et al 2010 Paper presented at ASPAB 2010 15th-18th Nov. 2010.
  • AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Dampierian), Northern Territory (Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef, Herald Cay). World: Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.