Rhododermis drummondii Harvey 1844
Publication Details
Rhododermis drummondii Harvey 1844: 27, pl. II [top]: figs 1-5
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1844). Description of a minute alga from the coast of Ireland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1 14: 27-28.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhododermis is Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hildenbrandia rubra (Sommerfelt) Meneghini.
Source of Synonymy
Irvine, L.M. & Pueschel, C.M. (1994). Hildenbrandiales. In: Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B. (Irvine, L.M. & Chamberlain, Y.M. Eds) Vol.1(2B), pp. 235-241. London: HMSO.
Type Information
Type locality: New Castle, Co. Down [Ireland]; rocky sides and bases of maritime caves; covered at H.W. exposed to dripping freshwater. Drummond May 1840.;
Eponomy
Named for Dr James Lawson Drummond (1783-1853), Irish physician, naturalist and botanist.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 March 2017
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Taxonomic note
Irvine & Pueschel (1994: 240) include this as a doubtful synonym of Hildenbrandia rubra. They note that it appears to be a thin form of Hildenbrandia with protruding conceptacles, but the original specimen lacked sporangia. - (08 June 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2025
