Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Sargassum fallax
Sargassaceae
Sargassum fallax Sond. , legitimate, scientific
Sonder, O.W. (1845), Nova Algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Preiss, Ph.Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3: 52 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Protologue does not include a type statement.
Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1849), Species Algarum [i]-vi, [1]-922: 631 [basionym]
basionym of: Blossevillea fallax (Sond.) Kütz. legitimate
Womersley, H.B.S. (1987), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Blossevillea fallax (Sond.) Kütz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sargassum bracteolosum J.Agardh legitimate misapplication: Sargassum ensifolium (C.Agardh) J.Agardh legitimate by Agardh, J.G. (1873), Till algernes systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 9: 69
  • APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.
  • Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Melbourne: 687512
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Sonder (1848 in Lehmann's 'Plantae Preissianae' p.162) cites " Ad Novae Hollandiae litu occidentale. Herb. Preiss No. 2531." Womersley & Scott cite a lectotype. Phillips & Price (1997) have not found this taxon in QLD. It has been recorded for QLD as MEL 30154.
  • AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian), Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian, Houtman Abrolhos), Queensland (Great Barrier Reef).