Rhodymenia bifida (J.V.Lamouroux) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Rhodymenia bifida (J.V.Lamouroux) Greville 1830: xlviii

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type 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 Rhodophyllis bifida (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Furnari, G., Cormaci, M., McNeill, J. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Typification and nomenclature of Rhodophyllis bifida and R. divaricata (Rhodophyta) in relation to Fucus bifidus Hudson, F. bifidus Turner, Bifida divaricata Stackhouse and Delesseria bifida J.V. Lamouroux. Notulae Algarum 154: 1-14, 5 figs.

Basionym
Delesseria bifida J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Type locality: Hampshire, England [type of Fucus bifidus Turner, nom. illeg.]; (Woelkerling & al. 2020: 9) Lectotype: BM ; herbarium sheet 000044298 Specimen A (Proschkina-Lavrenko 1955: 90)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 May 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 26 August 2021

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