The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
misapplied to:
Sphacelariacalifornica(Sauv.) Setch. & N.L.Gardnerlegitimate
by Sonder, O.W.(1845), Nova Algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Preiss, Ph.Dr.Botanische Zeitung3: 50
Comment:Sonder 1846 In Lehmann Plantae Preissianae p. 154 states "Ad Novae Hollandiae oram occidentalem. Herb. Preiss No. 2495".
AMANI dist.:New South Wales (Lord Howe Island), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian, Houtman Abrolhos, Dampierian), Queensland (Great Barrier Reef).