Rhodymenia palmata f. mollis Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903

Publication Details
Rhodymenia palmata f. mollis Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903: 315

Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1903). Algae of northwestern America. University of California Publications in Botany 1: 165-418, Plates 17-27.

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Type 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 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.

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), lobed or divided in the manner of an outspread hand with the sinuses between the lobes pointing to the place of attachment (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 September 2020

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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