Rhipilia orientalis A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1911

Publication Details
Rhipilia orientalis A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1911: 57, 140, pl. XVI: figs 134-136

Published in: Gepp, A. & Gepp, E.S. (1911). The Codiaceae of the Siboga Expedition including a monograph of Flabellarieae and Udoteae Siboga-Expeditie Monographie LXII. pp. 1-150, 22 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhipilia is Rhipilia tomentosa Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kraftalia orientalis (A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp) Lagourgue & Payri.

Source of Synonymy
Lagourgue, L. & Payri, C.E. (2021). Diversity and taxonomic revision of tribes Rhipileae and Rhipiliopsideae (Halimedaceae, Chlorophyta) based on molecular and morphological data. Journal of Phycology 57(5): 1450-1471.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Fau Island, Malay Archipelago; (Millar & Kraft 2001: 26) Lectotype: 11.viii.1899; from a reef in the lagoon; L; 937, 279...308 (= fig. 134a of Gepp & Gepp 1911) (Millar & Kraft 2001: 26) Notes: Indonesia: Fau Islet, Gebe Island, Moluccas and Sebangkatan Island, Balabalangan Islands (Silva et al. 1996: 882). Isotype: MICH 23026. Siboga Exped. (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), eastern.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Description emended from Gepp & Gepp, 1911 and Millar & Kraft, 2001 (Lagourgue & Payri, 2021: 1465).

Created: 09 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 February 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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