Orimanthis Rafinesque, 1810: 95
Type species: a type species (generitype) appears not to have been designated.
Original publication:Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia con varie osservazioni sopra i medesimi. pp. [i-iii], [i]-105, pls I-XXIX. Palermo: Per le Stampe di Sanfilippo.
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Taxonomic status: uncertain, requiring further investigation.
Numbers of names and species: There are 2 species (and infraspecific) names in the database at present.
Names: ('C' indicates a name that is currently accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):
Orimanthis foliacea Rafinesque C
Orimanthis vesiculata Rafinesque C
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=45921
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2013.
