Rhodomela calliptera Montagne 1840

Publication Details
Rhodomela calliptera Montagne 1840: 197, pl. 5: fig. 2

Published in: Montagne, C. (1840). Seconde centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles. Décades I et II. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 13: 193-207, pls 5, 6.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodomela is Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bostrychia calliptera (Montagne) Montagne.

Source of Synonymy
Montagne, C. (1842). Bostrychia. Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle [Orbigny] 2: 660-661.

Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. in insulae Cayennse promontorio ad Etesiam verso, basin truncorum Rhizophorae Mangles inundatorum investiens.— Lepr. Coll. no. 355." [Cayenne, French Guiana]; (Montagne 1840: 197) Holotype: F.M.R. Leprieur, no 355; 1838; PC?;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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