Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Herposiphonia obscura
Rhodomelaceae
Herposiphonia obscura Hollenb. , legitimate, scientific
Hollenberg, G.J. (1968), An account of the species of the red alga Herposiphonia occurring in the central and western tropical Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 22: 549, fig. 25 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Type Collection: D 19645J1, epiphytic, dredged off Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, Feb. 22, 1962. This collection is represented by a glucose slide mount and fluid-preserved material.
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: R.Cowan (2011) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • AMANI dist.: Queensland (Great Barrier Reef). World: Hawaii, Maldives.