Halarachnion spathulathum Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Halarachnion spathulathum Kützing 1849: 722
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Halarachnion is Halarachnion ligulatum (Woodward) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Felicinia spathulata (J.Agardh) Le Gall & Vergés.
Source of Synonymy
Le Gall, L., Gey, D. & Vergés, A. (2018). Insights into the rare Mediterranean endemic Kallymenia spathulata: DNA phylogenies resolve this species as Halymeniaceae (Halymeniales) rather than Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales), with the proposal of Felicinia spathulata comb. nov.. Cryptogamie Algologie 39(3): 339-347.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 2006 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 August 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Halarachnion spathulatum Kützing (1849: 722) was described from the Mediterranean (no locality cited) based on material collected by Lenormand. - (05 September 2018) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
