Epymenia obtusa (Greville) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Epymenia obtusa (Greville) Kützing 1849: 787
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Epymenia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodymenia obtusa (Greville) Womersley.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1996). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. pp. [1]-392, 160 figs. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study with assistance from the State Herbarium of South Australia.
Basionym
Phyllophora obtusa Greville
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (from Bowie); (Womersley 1996: 80) Type: E?; (Womersley 1996: 80)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 April 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
