Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh 1852
Publication Details
Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh 1852: 505 (as 'Rh. elegans (Crouan mscr.)')
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1852). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumis secundi: Algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 2. pp. 577-700 [701-720, Addenda and Index]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Rhododermis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodophysema elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh) P.S.Dixon.
Source of Synonymy
Dixon, P.S. (1964). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the Florideae. IV. Botaniska Notiser 117: 56-78, 2 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. prope Brest' [near Brest, Brittany]; (Agardh 1852: 505) Holotype: LD; herb. alg. Agardh 27725 (Dixon 1964: 69)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Irvine (1993: 71) lists this name as being illegitimate, but without explanation. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
