Rhipilia tomentosa Kützing 1858
Publication Details
Rhipilia tomentosa Kützing 1858: 12, pl. 28: fig. 1
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1858). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VIII pp. i-ii, 1-48, 100 plates. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhipilia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Antillas. (Herb. Sonder.)" [Antigua, Antilles, West Indies]; (Kützing 1858: 12) Lectotype (designated by Millar & Kraft 2001: 25; the illustration in Kützing 1858, pl. 28: fig. 1 being a mirror image): MEL; 14088 (Millar & Kraft 2001: 25) Notes: 13 isolectotype specimens.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tomentose, i.e., thickly and evenly covered with short more or less adpressed curled or curved matted hairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
