Chrysymenia uvaria var. occidentalis Børgesen 1920

Current name: Botryocladia occidentalis (Børgesen) Kylin
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Publication Details
Chrysymenia uvaria var. occidentalis Børgesen 1920: 26

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1920). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (6). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 369-504, Figs 361-435.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chrysymenia is Chrysymenia ventricosa (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botryocladia occidentalis (Børgesen) Kylin.

Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1931). Die Florideenordnung Rhodymeniales. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd 27(11): 1-48, 8 figs, 20 pls.

Type Information
Type locality: Virgin Islands, western Atlantic; (Afonso-Carrillo & Sobrino 2003: 142)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a cluster of grapes (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 September 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 November 2006

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Unspecified note
According to Afonso-Carrillo & Sobrino (2003: 142) and Silva (Index Nominum Algarum), the authority is Borgesen (1920: 403, fig. 388). - (20 November 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025