Rhodochorton simplex K.M.Drew 1928
Publication Details
Rhodochorton simplex K.M.Drew 1928: 165, pl. 37: figs 4-11
Published in: Drew, K.M. (1928). A revision of the genera Chantransia, Rhodochorton and Acrochaetium with descriptions of the marine species of Rhodochorton (Naeg.) gen. emend. on the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Botany 14: 139-224, pls 37-48.
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 Colaconema garbaryi P.W.Gabrielson.
Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W., Widdowson, T.B. & Lindstrom, S.C. (2004). Keys to the seaweeds and seagrasses of Oregon and California Phycological Contribution Number 6. pp. [i]-iv, 1-181. Hillsborough, North Carolina: PhycoID.
Type Information
Type locality: Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.; (Womersley 1994: 50) Holotype: epiphytic on Ectocarpus sp. (epitype) M.G. Fowler; UC; 276666 (Drew 1928: 166)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2014
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Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 172) lists this species as the basionym of Audouinella simplex (Drew) Garbary, Hansen & Scagel. South & Skelton (2003) cite this species as the basionym of Audouinella simplex (Drew) Garbary, Hansen & Scagel 1983. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
