Carpopeltis rigida (Harvey ex J.Agardh) F.Schmitz 1895
Publication Details
Carpopeltis rigida (Harvey ex J.Agardh) F.Schmitz 1895: 168
Published in: Schmitz, F. (1895). Marine Florideen von Deutsch-Ostafrica. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 137-177.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Carpopeltis is Carpopeltis phyllophora (Hooker f. & Harvey) F.Schmitz.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Yonagunia maillardii (Montagne & Maillardet) Showe M.Lin, Y.-C.Chuang & De Cleck.
Source of Synonymy
Lin, S.-M., De Cleck, O., Leliaert, F. & Chuang, Y.-C. (2020). Systematics and biogeography of the red algal genus Yonagunia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific including the description of two new species from Taiwan. Journal of Phycology 56(6): 1542-1556.
Basionym
Cryptonemia rigida Harvey ex J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Sri Lanka; (Silva & al. 1996: 189) Notes: Sri Lanka Alg. Ceyl. exsicc. 51 (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 March 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
