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.
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AsperococcusbullosusJ.V.Lamour.legitimate
by Harvey, W.H.(1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia.Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy22: 536
Comment:Womersley 1987 The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II p. 322 indicates A. echinatus is found in S.E. Australia as A. fistulosus. The W.A. specimens cited by Harvey have not been found and Womersley 1967 assumed them to be A. bullosus.