Dermonema gracile (Kützing) F.Schmitz 1896
Publication Details
Dermonema gracile (Kützing) F.Schmitz 1896: 335
Published in: Schmitz, F. & Hauptfleisch, P. (1896). Helminthocladiaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 327-335. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dermonema is Dermonema dichotomum Harvey ex Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dermonema virens (J.Agardh) Pedroche & Ávila Ortíz.
Basionym
Gymnophlaea gracilis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Pointe de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka); (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 541) Type: L; 939,69-914 (barcode L 0194033) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 541) Notes: Millar & Prud'homme van Reine note that Kützing illustrated this specimen, which he used for fig. 1a, but it is not from New Caledonia as stated in the protologue, but from Pointe de Galle, Ceylon.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
