Rhodella violacea (Kornmann) Wehrmeyer 1971
Publication Details
Rhodella violacea (Kornmann) Wehrmeyer 1971: 138
Published in: Wehrmeyer, W. (1971). Electron microscopic study on the fine structure of Porphyridium violaceum Kornmann with remarks on its taxonomic position. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 75: 121-139.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodella is Rhodella maculata L.V.Evans.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Porphyridium violaceum Kornmann
Type Information
Type locality: in mari vadoso ad litus insulae Sylt List habitan ; (INA 1996) Notes: Type in culture, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 October 2021
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Taxonomic note
Nitschke et al. (2010) consider Rhodella maculata and R. violacea to be conspecific. - (18 April 2011) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
Reported in error by Guiry (1997) from Britain; the record intended was that from Helgoland (Kornmann, 1965). Record in Parke & Dixon (1976) refers to planktonic reports from southern North Sea and the species is excluded from the seaweed flora of the British Isles by Brodie & Irvine (2003: 39). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
