Halymenia hakalauensis Tilden 1902
Publication Details
Halymenia hakalauensis Tilden 1902: no. 506
Published in: Tilden, J.E. (1902). American algae Century VI. pp. nos 501-600. Minneapolis.
Publication date: 28 April 1902
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyopes hakalauensis (Tilden) I.A.Abbott.
Source of Synonymy
Abbott, I.A. (1998). Some new species and new combinations of marine red algae from the Central Pacific. Phycological Research 46: 97-109.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Hakalau, Hawai'i Island, about 16 km north-east of Hilo; (Abbott 1998: 101) Lectotype: Tilden (American Algae no. 506): J.E. Tilden; July 1900; 'on boulders, constantly washed by waves at low tide'; US; 56541 (Abbott 1998: 101) Notes: Isotypes (at least one specimen of the same number in the two copies of American Algae exsiccatae in UC; also no. 506 in Herb. MINN.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024
