Rhodymenia laciniata (Hudson) Greville

Publication details
Rhodymenia laciniata (Hudson) Greville 1830: 86

Original publication: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i*-iii*], [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Callophyllis laciniata (Hudson) Kützing

Basionym
Fucus laciniatus Hudson

Type information
Type locality: Yorkshire, England (). Lectotype: Unlocalised, undated specimen. BM “provisional lectotype status” (

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), slashed into narrow divisions with tapering, pointed incisions (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Rhodymenia laciniata (Hudson) Greville)
Ireland: Antrim (Drummond 1837), Cork (Renouf 1931).

Europe: Ireland (Drummond 1837).

SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
No sequences have been found on the NCBI site.

Created: 15 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry

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