Rhodophyllis divaricata (Stackhouse) Papenfuss 1950

Current name: Rhodophyllis divaricata (Stackhouse) Papenfuss
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Publication Details
Rhodophyllis divaricata (Stackhouse) Papenfuss 1950: 190

Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1950). Review of the genera of algae described by Stackhouse. Hydrobiologia 2(3): 181-208.

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Publication date: 15 Feb 1950

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodophyllis is Rhodophyllis bifida (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Bifida divaricata Stackhouse

Type Information
Type locality: Hampshire, England; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 199) Notes: "In accord with ICN Art. 7.4, the nomenclatural type of F. bifidus Hudson is also the nomenclatural type of the replacement name Bifida divaricata Stackhouse (Stackhouse 1809: 97) and its subsequent combination Rhodophyllis divaricata (Stackhouse) Papenfuss (Papenfuss 1950: 190)." (Woelkerling & al. 2020: 10). Neotype of Fucus bifidus Hudson): Turner (1809: pl. 73, fig. g).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Translucent, membranous, carmine fronds, dichotomously divided from base, in dense globose tufts to 100 mm high. Segments with rounded apices, veins absent, margins smooth or fringed with leafy processes.

Habitat
On rocks, shells and epiphytic, subtidal, widely distributed, common.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 September 2020

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Taxonomic note
According to Dixon & Irvine (1977), this must be typified by the original description of Fucus bifidus Hudson, in the absence of material. - (30 September 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025