Rhodymenia decipiens Reinsch 1888

Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) R.W.Ricker

Current name: Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) R.W.Ricker
Deception island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. November 2022. - 10 November 2022. Franciane Pellizzari (franciane.pellizzari@unespar.edu.br)

Publication Details
Rhodymenia decipiens Reinsch 1888: 148

Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1888). Species et genera nova algarum ex insula Georgia australi. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 144-156.

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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 Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) R.W.Ricker.

Type Information
Type locality: South Georgia; (Reinsch 1888: 148) Lectotype (designated by whom?): M; 67.83/66 (Ricker 1987: 218)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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