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:
Hincksiamitchelliae(Harv.) P.C.Silvalegitimate
by May, V.(1939), A key to the marine algae of New South Wales. Part 2. Melanophyceae.Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales64: 197
misapplication:
EctocarpusconfervoidesLe Jol.legitimate
by May, V.(1951), The marine algae of Brampton Island, great barrier Reef, off mackay, Queensland.Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales76: 93
Comment:This algae has recently been found in freshwater. West & Kraft (1996) Muelleria 9: 29. See Kraft 2009 Algae of Australia p. 308 for an explanation of Lord Howe Island records.
AMANI dist.:New South Wales (Peronian, Lord Howe Island), Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian, Macquarie Island), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian), Queensland (Peronian). World: Temperate and tropical seas, subantarctic, New Zealand.