Halymenia spathulata J.Agardh 1842
Publication Details
Halymenia spathulata J.Agardh 1842: 96
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.
Request PDFPublication date: 9 April 1842
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.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.
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: 24 January 2003 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 04 December 2024
