Rhodymenia lambertii (Turner) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Rhodymenia lambertii (Turner) Greville 1830: xlviii (as 'Rhodomenia')

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Callophyllis lambertii (Turner) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIA - Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). pp. [1]-508, 167 figs, 4 pls, 4 maps. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.

Basionym
Fucus lambertii Turner

Type Information
Type locality: "Coast of New Holland", Australia; (Womersley 1994: 256) Type: King; (Womersley 1994: 256) Notes: According to Womersley (1994: 256) the type could not be located in K or BM. He notes that Turner's original figure is fairly typical of the species.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 29 March 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 January 2025

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