Halymenia latifolia P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Kützing 1866

Publication Details
Halymenia latifolia P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Kützing 1866: 34, pl. 96: figs a-c

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1866). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XVI pp. i-iii, 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).

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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 Nesoia latifolia (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Kützing) H.W.Lee & M.S.Kim.

Source of Synonymy
Lee, H.W. & Kim, M.S. (2018 '2019'). Female reproductive structures define the novel genus, Nesoia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology 54(1): 66-77.

Type Information
Type locality: "In oceano atlantico. Brest: Crouan (Herb. Sonder)." [Rade de Brest, Brittany, France].; (Kützing 1866) Lectotype: MEL; 10332 Notes: Herb. Sonder; collector: Crouan (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), broad-leaved (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 January 2021

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Distributional note
A species more or less confined to detached coralline populations in the north-eastern Atlantic (Maggs & Guiry, 1982) and western Mediterranean (Codomier 1973). Reports from submerged shell banks in New Zealand (Adams, 1994) require confirmation. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2025

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