Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Current name:
Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 308
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Halimeda is Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Corallina opuntia Linnaeus
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Jamaica; (Hillis-Colinvaux 1980: 111) Notes: See Hillis (1959: 361) for further information on the lectotype locality of this species.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 March 1998 by M.D. 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 03 December 2024
