Agardh, J.G. (1852), Species genera et ordines algarum: 623 [comb. nov.]

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]

taxonomic synonym: Mastocarpus klenzeanus Kütz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gigartina klenzeana (Kütz.) Sond. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcodia ceylanica Harv. ex Kütz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carpococcus gattyae J.Agardh legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carpococcus ceylonensis J.Agardh legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcodia ceylonensis (J.Agardh) Kylin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcodia gattyae (J.Agardh) Kylin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcodia mauritiana Børgesen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcodia ceylanica var. mauritiana Børgesen legitimate

• APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.

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: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cryptonemia digitata (J.Agardh) Womersley & J.A.Lewis legitimate by Agardh, J.G. (1852), Species genera et ordines algarum: 623

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

• Comment: The specimens found in much of Antarctica are probably not conspecific with this taxon (see Wiencke & Clayton 2002 Antarctic Seaweeds p. 67).
• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Flindersian). World: New Zealand.

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