Rhodymenia obtusa (Greville) Womersley 1996
Publication Details
Rhodymenia obtusa (Greville) Womersley 1996: 79, pl. 2 fig. 1; figs 28, 30D
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1996). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. pp. [1]-392, 160 figs. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study with assistance from the State Herbarium of South Australia.
Request PDFPublication date: "Published 28 June, 1996"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Phyllophora obtusa Greville
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (from Bowie); (Womersley 1996: 80) Type: E?; (Womersley 1996: 80)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 March 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
