Mychodeaceae
Mychodea carnosa Hook.f. & Harv. , legitimate, scientific
Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847), Algae Tasmanicae. London Journal of Botany 6: 408 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Hab. Tasmania, Mr. Gunn.
Agardh, J.G. (1851), Species genera et ordines algarum: 309 [basionym]
basionym of: Cystoclonium carnosum (Hook.f. & Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate
Harvey, W.H. (1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 555 [secondary reference]
Kraft, G.T. (1978), Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: - [secondary reference]
Kraft, G.T. (1978), Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: 555 [misapplied]
misapplied to: Mychodea aciculare (J.Agardh) G.T.Kraft legitimate by Harvey, W.H. (1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 555
Kraft, G.T. & Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), Family Mychodeaceae. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Cystoclonium carnosum (Hook.f. & Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mychodea membranacea Hook.f. & Harv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cystoclonium membranaceum (Hook.f. & Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gigartina longipes Kütz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mychodea terminalis Harv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mychodea mallardiae Kütz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mychodea longipes (Kütz.) J.Agardh legitimate
  • APC Comment: R.Cowan (2011) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Harvey's concept of Mychodea carnosa is a mixture of both Mychodea gracilaria and Mychodea aciculare.
  • Comment: Type is illustrated in Kraft (1978) Australian Journal of Botany 26:fig. 29A.
  • Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]
  • AMANI dist.: Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian).