Rhodochorton mesocarpum f. penicilliforme (Kjellman) Kjellman 1883
Publication Details
Rhodochorton mesocarpum f. penicilliforme (Kjellman) Kjellman 1883: 235, pl. 16: figs 6, 7
Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1883). Norra Ishafvets algflora [Northern Arctic Ocean algalflora]. Vega-expeditionens Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser 3: 1-431, pls 1-31.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meiodiscus spetsbergensis (Kjellman) G.W.Saunders & McLachlan.
Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W. & McLachlan, J.L. (1991). Morphology and reproduction of Meiodiscus spetsbergensis (Kjellman) gen. et comb. nov., a new genus of Rhodophysemataceae (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 30: 272-286.
Basionym
Thamnidium mesocarpum f. penicilliforme Kjellman
Type Information
Type locality: Spitsbergen (in Chaetomorpha melagonium);
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2017
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Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 115) lists this species as a currently accepted name. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
