Chrysymenia enteromorpha Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Chrysymenia enteromorpha Harvey 1853: 187

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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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 enteromorpha (Harvey) W.E.Schmidt, Lozada-Troche, D.L.Ballantine & Fredericq.

Source of Synonymy
Schmidt, W.E., Lozada-Troche, C., Ballantine, D.L., Arakaki, N., Gabriel, D., Norris, J.N. & Fredericq, S. (2017). Taxonomic transfer of the red algae Chrysymenia enteromorpha and C. wrightii to the genus Botryocladia (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodymeniales). Phytotaxa 324(2): 122-138, 30 figs, 2 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Key West, Florida, U.S.A.; (Harvey 1853: 187) Holotype: TCD?;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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