Palmaria mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) van der Meer & C.J.Bird 1985
Current name:
Devaleraea mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) G.W.Saunders, C.J.Jackson & Salomaki
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Palmaria mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) van der Meer & C.J.Bird 1985: 401
Published in: van der Meer, J.P. & Bird, C.J. (1985). Palmaria mollis stat. nov.: a newly recognized species of Palmaria (Rhodophyceae) from the northeast Pacific coast. Canadian Journal of Botany 63: 398-403.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmaria is Ceramium palmatum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Devaleraea mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) G.W.Saunders, C.J.Jackson & Salomaki.
Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W., Jackson, C. & Salomaki, E.D. (2017 '2018'). Phylogenetic analyses of transcriptome data resolve familial assignments for genera of the red-algal Acrochaetiales-Palmariales complex (Nemaliophycidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 119: 151-159, 2 fig., 3 tables.
Basionym
Rhodymenia palmata f. mollis Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Washington: Whidbey Island (48.19790, -122.69291); Type: N.L. Gardner; UC; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, pliant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2018
Verification of Data
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Habitat note
Intertidal and subtidal zones (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
