Rhodymenia howeana E.Y.Dawson 1941
Publication Details
Rhodymenia howeana E.Y.Dawson 1941: 135, pl. 19: fig. 9
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1941). A review of the genus Rhodymenia with descriptions of new species. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3: 123-181, pls 18-30.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodymenia corallina (Bory) Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Calderon, M.S., Bustamante, D.E. & Boo, S.M (2020). Red algal diversity (Rhodophyta) from Peru based on molecular analysis. Phytotaxa 454(1): 1-23, 7 figures, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: La Punta, near Callao, Peru (1); Lobos de Tierra, Peru (2); (Dawson 1941: 135) Type: R.E. Coker #29 & 30 (1); R.E. Coker #149a (2); 25 January 1907 (1); 2 April 1907 (2); In beach drift (1); in the surf (2); Herb. Univ. Calif.; ster. 198881; tetr. 199622; cyst. 199608 (Dawson 1941: 135) Notes: Sterile and tetrasporic types (1); Cytocarpic type (2). Section of cystocarp in plate 19: fig. 9 .
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2025
