Halymenia carnosa var. dentata (Suhr) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Sarcodia dentata (Suhr) R.E.Norris ex M.J.Wynne
South Africa - 09 December 2011. Robert Anderson (anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Halymenia carnosa var. dentata (Suhr) Kützing 1849: 718
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sarcodia dentata (Suhr) R.E.Norris ex M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1989). Taxonomic observations on some marine algae in Herbarium Hamburgense. Nova Hedwigia 48: 419-430, 3 plates [= 9 figs].
Basionym
Halymenia dentata Suhr
Type Information
Type locality: "Algoa-Bai" [Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Suhr 1834: 734) Lectotype: HBG; (Wynne 1989: 427)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fleshy, succulent, soft but firm (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 December 2024
