Rhodymenia polymorpha Harvey 1859
Current name: Hymenocladia chondricola (Sonder) J.A.Lewis
Publication Details
Rhodymenia polymorpha Harvey 1859: 319
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType 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 Hymenocladia chondricola (Sonder) J.A.Lewis.
Source of Synonymy
Lewis, J.A. (1994). Transfer of the Australian red algae Kallymenia nitophylloides to Cryptonemia (Halymeniaceae) and Halymenia chondricola to Hymenocladia (Rhodymeniaceae). Taxon 43: 3-10, 12 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Georgetown, Tasmania; (Silva & al. 1996: 366) Holotype: Harvey; Herb. Harvey, TCD; Harvey's Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 383I (Womersley 1996: 113)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
