Kallymenia angustata Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1937
Publication Details
Kallymenia angustata Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1937: 77 (‘Callymenia’)
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1937). The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. No. 31: A preliminary report on the algae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, series 4 22: 65-98, 1 fig, plates 3-25.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Kallymenia is Kallymenia reniformis (Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptonemia angustata (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) E.Y.Dawson.
Type Information
Type locality: Bahía de Santa María, Isla Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico; (Dawson 1954: 262) Holotype: J. T. Howell; August 12, 1932; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California; 739 on sheet 236489 (single cystocarpic plant) (Dawson 1954: 262)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2006
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025