Halymenia abyssicola E.Y.Dawson 1944

Publication Details
Halymenia abyssicola E.Y.Dawson 1944: 278

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1944). The marine algae of the Gulf of California. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(10): i-v, 189-432, pls 31-77.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: 2 miles north of Isla Partida, Gulf of California, Mexico; (Dawson 1954: 272) Holotype: Dawson; Feb. 5, 1940; On rocky bottom at a depth of 110-116 m; HAHF; Dawson 433-40 on sheet 28, including slides 2209-2211, 2218 (Dawson 1954: 272)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living in the depths.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 January 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 09 January 2017

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Taxonomic notes
May be a species of Amalthea (see Lee, Yang & Kim 2016). - (09 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
According to Hernández-Kantun et al. (2009), this is a synonym of H. californica (Abbott 1967). - (24 March 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025

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