Polyopes prolifer (Hariot) Kawaguchi & Wang 2002

Publication Details
Polyopes prolifer (Hariot) Kawaguchi & Wang 2002: 633

Published in: Kawaguchi, S., Wang, H.-W., Horiguchi, T., Lewis, J.A. & Masuda, M. (2002). Rejection of Sinkoraena and transfer of some species of Carpopeltis and Sinkoraena to Polyopes (Rhodophyta, Halymeniaceae). Phycologia 41: 619-635.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Polyopes is Polyopes constrictus (Turner) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Gigartina prolifera Hariot

Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Kanagawa Pref.: Yokosuka; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 March 2015

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 March 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025

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