Nemalion virens J.Agardh 1847
Current name:
Dermonema virens (J.Agardh) Pedroche & Ávila Ortíz
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1997. 5. 22. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Nemalion virens J.Agardh 1847: 8
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nemalion is Nemalion lubricum Duby.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dermonema virens (J.Agardh) Pedroche & Ávila Ortíz.
Source of Synonymy
Pedroche, F.F. & Avila Ortíz, A. (1996). Aspectos morfológicos vegetativos y reproductivos de Dermonema (Rhodophyceae: Liagoraceae) en México. Acta Botánica Mexicana 34: 63-80.
Type Information
Type locality: "På Mexicanska stranden af Stilla Oceanen", St. Augustin, San Agustín, Oaxaca, Mexico; (Silva & al. 1996: 119) Holotype: Liebmann; Agardhian Herbarium of the Botanical Museum, University of Lund, Sweden; on sheet 54018 (Dawson 1953: 36) Notes: fide type speciment in LD. Dawson (1953: 36) notes an isotype is in the Botanical Museum, Copenhagen, and isotype slides are in HAHF.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 April 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 March 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
