Rhodymenia laciniata (Hudson) Greville 1830

Metacallophyllis laciniata (Hudson) A.Vergés & L.Le Gall

Current name: Metacallophyllis laciniata (Hudson) A.Vergés & L.Le Gall
Finavarra, Co. Clare, Ireland; drift - 23 July 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Rhodymenia laciniata (Hudson) Greville 1830: 86 (as 'Rhodomenia')

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metacallophyllis laciniata (Hudson) A.Vergés & L.Le Gall.

Basionym
Fucus laciniatus Hudson

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), slashed into narrow divisions with tapering, pointed incisions (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 June 2017

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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