Rhodophyllis dichotoma (Lepechin) Gobi 1878
Publication Details
Rhodophyllis dichotoma (Lepechin) Gobi 1878: 35
Published in: Gobi, C. (1878). Die Algenflora des Weissen Meeres und der demselben zunächstliegenden Theile des nördlichen Eismeeres. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Petersburg, VIIé série 26(4): 1-92.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodophyllis is Rhodophyllis bifida (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fimbrifolium dichotomum (Lepechin) G.I.Hansen.
Basionym
Fucus dichotomus Lepechin
Type Information
Neotype locality: Cape Ann, at Good Harbour Beach, Massachusetts, USA; (Hansen 1980: 208) Neotype: Gayle I. Hansen; 21 August 1976; FH; (Hansen 1980: 208) Notes: Original type locality: "In littus maris Albi, quod incolis Terscoy audit"
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
