Epiphloea J.Agardh, 1890, nom. illeg.

Lectotype species: Epiphloea bullosa (Harvey) De Toni

Currently accepted name for the type species: Halymenia bullosa (Harvey) Huisman, Rodríguez-Prieto & Showe M.Lin

Original publication: Agardh, J.G. (1890). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Sjette afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Andra Afdelningen, Kongl. Fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund Handlingar 26(3): 1-125, III pls.

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Type designated in: Schmitz, F. (1894). Kleinere Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Florideen. Nuova Notarisia 5: 608-635.

Description: Foliose, round to lanceolate, entire or irregularly split. Stipe short, thick. Medulla of thin, loosely interwoven filaments and rhizoids. Cortex of isodiametric cells, progressively smaller toward cuticle. Cystocarps embedded in medulla. Spermatangia undescribed. Tetrasporophyte isomorphic. Tetrasporangia cruciate, in cortex.

Information kindly contributed by S.C. Lindstrom & J.A. Lewis but may now be outdated.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halymenia.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.

Comments: Known only from southern and western Australia.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024