Carpopeltis maillardii (Montagne & Millardet) Chiang 1970

Publication Details
Carpopeltis maillardii (Montagne & Millardet) Chiang 1970: 68-69, pl. 5c

Published in: Chiang, Y.M. (1970). Morphological studies of red algae of the family Cryptonemiaceae. University of California Publications in Botany 58: [i]-vi , 1-95, incl. 10 pls, 34 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Carpopeltis is Carpopeltis phyllophora (Hooker f. & Harvey) F.Schmitz.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Yonagunia maillardii (Montagne & Maillardet) Showe M.Lin, Y.-C.Chuang & De Cleck.

Source of Synonymy
Lin, S.-M., De Cleck, O., Leliaert, F. & Chuang, Y.-C. (2020). Systematics and biogeography of the red algal genus Yonagunia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific including the description of two new species from Taiwan. Journal of Phycology 56(6): 1542-1556.

Basionym
Phyllophora maillardii Montagne & Millardet

Type Information
Type locality: Réunion; (Montagne & Millardet 1862: 8) Lectotype : PC; 0060247 (Lin & al. 2020: 1544, fig. 3a) Notes: Lectotype designated based on Montagne's collection number 2 (Montagne & Millardet 1862: 8). Collections 2 and 19 were cited by Montagne & Millardet (1862: 8).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 June 2021

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Taxonomic note
According to Schmitz (1894b: 195-196, footnote; 1895a: 167), the name Suhria zollingeri has possibly been misapplied to this species by Grunow (1867: 82, pl. X: fig. 3); J.Agardh (1876: 554); Hauck (1886 [1886-1889]: 167) - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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