Halichrysis coalescens (Farlow) R.E.Norris & A.J.K.Millar 1991

Publication Details
Halichrysis coalescens (Farlow) R.E.Norris & A.J.K.Millar 1991: 583, 585, 587, figs 7-13

Published in: Norris, R.E. (1991). Some unusual marine red algae (Rhodophyta) from South Africa. Phycologia 30: 582-596, 25 figs,1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halichrysis is Halichrysis depressa (J.Agardh) F.Schmitz.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Drouetia coalescens (Farlow) G.De Toni.

Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W., Lane, C.E., Schneider, C.W. & Kraft, G.T. (2006). Unraveling the Asteromenia peltata species complex with clarification of the genera Halichrysis and Drouetia (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). Canadian Journal of Botany 84: 1581-1607, 83 figs, 3 tables.

Basionym
Herpophyllon coalescens Farlow

Type Information
Type locality: Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island (Isla Isabela), Galápagos Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 365) Holotype: FH; (Filloramo & Saunders 2016: 348, fig. 5a)

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), uniting together by growth (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 June 2012

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024

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