Rytiphlaea delicatula Hooker f. & Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Rytiphlaea delicatula Hooker f. & Harvey 1855: 224
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 (lectotype) of the genus Rytiphlaea is Rytiphlaea purpurea C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanocladia delicatula (Hooker f. & Harvey) Falkenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Type Information
Type locality: dredged in 5 fms., D'Urville Island, etc. New zealand; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), very delicate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2023
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Nomenclatural note
in Hooker 1855: 224, pl. CXII.D. (INA).
- (05 September 2023) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
