Rhizoclonium implexum (Dillwyn) Kützing 1845
Publication Details
Rhizoclonium implexum (Dillwyn) Kützing 1845: 206
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhizoclonium is Rhizoclonium juergensii (Mertens) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhizoclonium riparium (Roth) Harvey.
Basionym
Conferva implexa Dillwyn
Type Information
Type locality: Bantry, Ireland; (Silva & al. 1996: 786) Type: Miss Ellen Hutchins; BM-K (Yoshida, 1998);
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled, entwined, interwoven, interlaced (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 July 2015
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Taxonomic note
According to Burrows (1991) this species is a synonym of Rhizoclonium tortuosum (Dillwyn) Kützing. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
