Radicilingua thysanorhizans (Holmes) Papenfuss 1956

Publication Details
Radicilingua thysanorhizans (Holmes) Papenfuss 1956: 160

Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1956). On the nomenclature of some Delesseriaceae. Taxon 5: 158-162.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Radicilingua.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Nitophyllum thysanorhizans Holmes

Type Information
Type locality: Torpoint, Cornwall, England; (Holmes 1873) Lectotype: Holmes; undated; BM; (Holmes 1873: pl. 12, fig. 1)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Thin , membranous, much branched, pale rose fronds, to 50 mm long. Branching pinnate to subdichotomous, apices lobed. Margins fringed with minute adherent processes. Frond monostromatic when young, with network of microscopic veins.

Habitat
Subtidal on rock.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 December 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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