Halimedaceae
Halimeda opuntia (L.) J.V.Lamour.
, legitimate, scientific
[Lamouroux, J.V. (1816), Histoire des polypiers coralligenes flexibles]:
308
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Corallina opuntia L.
legitimate
[Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae]:
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[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Corallina opuntia L.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Halimeda triloba Decne.
legitimate
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ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.
[ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011]:
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[secondary reference]
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Research on the macroalgae of the seabed of the GBR has shown H opuntia to be a major species (Hurrey et al 2010 Paper presented at ASPAB 2010 15th-18th Nov. 2010.
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AMANI dist.:
Western Australia (Dampierian), Northern Territory (Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef, Herald Cay). World: Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.