Rhodophysema kjellmanii G.W.Saunders & Clayden, nom. illeg. 2010

Publication Details
Rhodophysema kjellmanii G.W.Saunders & Clayden, nom. illeg. 2010: 297

Published in: Saunders, G.W. & Clayden, S.L. (2010). Providing a valid epithet for the species widely known as Halosacciocolax kjellmanii S. Lund (Palmariales, Rhodophyta) - Rhodophysema kjellmanii sp. nov.. Phycologia 49(6): 628.

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Publication date: 2010

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodophysema is Rhodophysema georgei Batters.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodophysema lundii (Edelstein) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2019). Fourth addendum to the synoptic review of red algal genera. Botanica Marina 62(4): 355-367 [1-13].

Type Information
Type locality: Wreck of the Ithaca (58.7678°, -93.8897°), east of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada; (Saunders & Clayden 2010: 628) Holotype: G.W. Saunders, B. Clarkston, D. McDevit & K. Roy; 11 July 2007; UNB; GWS005532 (Saunders & Clayden 2010: 628) Notes: [Figs 12-16 of Clayden & Saunders (2010)]. Isotype: UNB - GWS005530A.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 April 2010 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 August 2021

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Nomenclatural note
As the basionym Halosacciocolax kjellmanii proposed in Clayden & Saunders (2010: 297) is invalid, Rhodophysema kejellmanii G.W.Saunders & Clayden (2010: 628) was introduced as a new name. See Figs 12-16 of Clayden & Saunders (2010). However, the name is illegitimate as the earliest available valid and legitimate name, Halosacciocolax lundii Edelstein, should have been adopted (Kanchi Natarajan Gandhi, pers. comm.). - (26 June 2010) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025