Cryptonemia peruviana Acleto 1973
Publication Details
Cryptonemia peruviana Acleto 1973: 38-40, figs 115-122
Published in: Acleto, C. (1973). Las algas marinas del Perú. Boletin de la Sociedad Peruana de Botánica 6: 1-164.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptonemia is Cryptonemia lactuca J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptonemia limensis (Kützing) J.A.Lewis.
Source of Synonymy
Lewis, J.A. (1990). Cryptonemia limensis (Kützing) Lewis, comb. nov. (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Peru. Taxon 39: 98-104.
Type Information
Type locality: Ancón, Prov. y Dpto. Lima, Peru; (Acleto 1973: 40) Holotype: C.O. Acleto 1339, "planta cistocárpica"; USM; 15740 (Acleto 1973: 40)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 December 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 September 2024