Halimedaceae
Halimeda opuntia f. minima W.R.Taylor , legitimate, scientific
Taylor, W.R. (1950), Plants of Bikini and other Northern Marshall Islands: 82-83, Pl. 39, fig. 2 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: BIKINI ATOLL: Bikini lagoon, dredged from 46-57 meters depth in the southwestern and northern parts of the lagoon, 29 March, 13 April, nos 46-108 (TYPE), 46-191. Ionchebi I., secured from a depth of 7.7 meters by diving, 0.5 km. from the island, July-August, Smith no. 47-183.
  • Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: University of Michigan: [Accession No. unknown]
Hillis-Colinvaux, L. (1968), New Species of Halimeda: a taxonomic reappraisal. Journal of Phycology 4: 32, figs 5,6 [basionym]
basionym of: Halimeda minima (W.R.Taylor) Hillis-Col. legitimate
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]
Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Halimeda minima (W.R.Taylor) Hillis-Col. legitimate
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]