Rhodomela caespitosa Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Rhodomela caespitosa Harvey 1855: 225
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 211-266. London: Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodomela is Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lophurella caespitosa (Harvey) Falkenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Falkenberg, P. (1901). Die Rhodomelaceen des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte Heraus gegeben von der zoologischen Station zu Neapel. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, Monographie 26. pp. i-xvi, 1-754, 10 figs, 24 pls. Berlin: Verlag von R. Friedländer & Sohns.
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand: Occepoto and Parimahu (Colenso); (INA 1996) Notes: Type locality: Parimahu, North Island of New Zealand (Díaz-Tapia, 2019).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 April 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
