Rhodochorton subimmersum Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903
Publication Details
Rhodochorton subimmersum Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903: 347, pl. 17: fig. 12
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1903). Algae of northwestern America. University of California Publications in Botany 1: 165-418, Plates 17-27.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodonematella subimmersa (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) S.L.Clayden & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Clayden, S.L. & Saunders, G.W. (2010). Recognition of Rubrointrusa membranacea gen. et comb. nov.,
Rhodonematella subimmersa gen. et comb. nov. (with a reinterpretation of the life history) and the Meiodiscaceae
fam. nov. within the Palmariales (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 49(3): 283-300.
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: Washington: Whidbey; (INA 1996) Holotype: associated with Grateloupia doryphora ; UC; 96094 (Clayden & Saunders 2010: 297) Notes: Collector: N.L. Gardner 289, 289a (Index Nominum Algarum). From west coast of Whidbey Island (Drew, 1928).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2024
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Cite this record as:
Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
