Halymenia rotunda Okamura 1936
Publication Details
Halymenia rotunda Okamura 1936: 536, figs 1-3
Published in: Okamura, K. (1936). Nippon kaisô shi [Descriptions of Japanese algae]. pp. [4], [1]-9, [1], [1]-964, [1]-11, frontispiece portrait, 427 figs. Tokyo: Uchida Rokakuho. [in Japanese]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Galene rotunda (Okamura) D'Archino & Zuccarello.
Source of Synonymy
D'Archino, R., Nelson, W.A. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2014). Amalthea and Galene, two new genera of Halymeniaceae (Rhodophyta) from New Zealand. Botanica Marina 57(3): 185-201.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture: Enoshima; (INA 1996) Type: SAP*; (INA 1996) Notes: * fide Kawaguchi, Jap. J. Phycol. 41: 312, 1993.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 October 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
