Kallymenia spathulata (J.Agardh) Codomier ex P.G.Parkinson 1980
Publication Details
Kallymenia spathulata (J.Agardh) Codomier ex P.G.Parkinson 1980: 16
Published in: Parkinson, P.G. (1980). Halymenia, being a critical account of the confused nomenclature of Halymenia C.A. Agardh 1817 (Halymeniaceae, Cryptonemiales, Rhodophyta) with reflections on the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and corrections to certain recent work in which it has been disregarded. pp. 1-20. Auckland: Pettifogging Press.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Kallymenia is Kallymenia reniformis (Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Felicinia spathulata (J.Agardh) Le Gall & Vergés.
Source of Synonymy
Le Gall, L., Gey, D. & Vergés, A. (2018). Insights into the rare Mediterranean endemic Kallymenia spathulata: DNA phylogenies resolve this species as Halymeniaceae (Halymeniales) rather than Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales), with the proposal of Felicinia spathulata comb. nov.. Cryptogamie Algologie 39(3): 339-347.
Basionym
Halymenia spathulata J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "a profundiori maris Galloprovinciae rejectam" [French coast of the Mediterranean Sea] ; (Le Gall et al. 2018: 343) Lectotype: LD; 22382 (Le Gall et al. 2018: 343, fig. 2) Notes: legit Solier (Agardh 1842).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), spatulate, spatula-like; alternative form of spatulata.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
