Rhodopeltis borealis Yamada 1931
Current name:
Rhodopeltis borealis Yamada
Rottnest Island, Western Australia - 25 May 2011. John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Rhodopeltis borealis Yamada 1931: 75, pl. 19: fig. 1
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1931). Notes on some Japanese algae II. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 1: 65-76, 3 figs, plates XVI-XX.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodopeltis is Rhodopeltis australis (Harvey) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Ryukyu-retto, Japan, Kotosho (Hung-t’ou), Taiwan; (Silva & al. 1996: 186) Type: SAP; 15322 (Yoshida 1998: 676)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), north, northern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
