Halimedaceae
Halimeda discoidea Decne. , legitimate, scientific
Decaisne, J. (1842), Memoire sur les Corallines ou Polypiers calciferes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique 18: 102 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Hab. Kamtschatka. (Herb. Mus. Par.)
  • Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Herbier Cryptogamie, Paris: [Accession No. unknown]
Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Decaisne does indcate that an Esper name may be the same taxon. Silva et al 1996 Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot. 79:866 indicates that the type statement is at fault. See also Lipkin & Silva 2002 Nova Hedwigia 75: 68.
  • AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian), Western Australia (Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef, Peronian), Norfolk Island. World: Papua, Indian Ocean, SE Asia, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean.