Radicilingua reptans (Kylin) Papenfuss 1956
Current name:
Radicilingua reptans (Kylin) Papenfuss
Portonovo, Ancona, Italy. Epiphytic on holdfast of Alsidium corallinum at -2 m depth. Shows a key
character of this genus: the lenticular apical cells which divide producing concave subapical cells. - 11 September 2012. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Radicilingua reptans (Kylin) Papenfuss 1956: 160
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1956). On the nomenclature of some Delesseriaceae. Taxon 5: 158-162.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Radicilingua is Radicilingua thysanorhizans (Holmes) Papenfuss.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Rhizoglossum reptans Kylin
Type Information
Type locality: Genoa, Italy; (Kylin 1924: 30) Type: Herb. Kylin; (Papenfuss 1956: 160)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting; arching and then rooting (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
