Cryptonemia umbraticola E.Y.Dawson 1959
Current name:
Dissimularia umbraticola (E.Y.Dawson) G.T.Kraft & G.W.Saunders
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Cryptonemia umbraticola E.Y.Dawson 1959: 43, figs 21f, 22a
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1959). Changes in Palmyra Atoll and its vegetation through the activities of man, 1913-1958. Pacific Naturalist 1(2): 3-51, 23 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: 4 February 1959
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptonemia is Cryptonemia lactuca J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dissimularia umbraticola (E.Y.Dawson) G.T.Kraft & G.W.Saunders.
Type Information
Type locality: 05º53'N, 162º05'W; off Sand Island, Palmyra Atoll; (Kraft & Saunders 2014: 157) Holotype: Dawson; 20 October 1958; 'in shadowy holes at 20-25 foot (-6-7.5 m) depths aroundmassive coral heads'; UC; EYD 19423 (Kraft & Saunders 2014: 157, fig. 62)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
