Rhipilia rawsonii Dickie 1874

Publication Details
Rhipilia rawsonii Dickie 1874: 151, pl. 11: figs 1, 2 (as 'rawsoni')

Published in: Dickie, G. (1874). On the marine algae of Barbados. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 14: 146-152, pl. 11.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhipilia is Rhipilia tomentosa Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Avrainvillea rawsonii (Dickie) M.Howe.

Source of Synonymy
Howe, M.A. (1907). Phycological studies - III. Further notes on Halimeda and Avrainvillea. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 34: 491-516, 6 pls [pls 25-30].

Type Information
Type locality: Barbados; (Dickie 1874: 151)

Eponomy
Named for Sir Rawson William Rawson (1812-1899), Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands from 1868-1875.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 January 2001 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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