Phyllymenia sparsa (Okamura) Kylin 1956
Current name:
Grateloupia sparsa (Okamura) Chiang
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1996. 3. 2. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Phyllymenia sparsa (Okamura) Kylin 1956: 220
Published in: Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phyllymenia is Phyllymenia hieroglyphica J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grateloupia sparsa (Okamura) Chiang.
Basionym
Cyrtymenia sparsa Okamura
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sparse, scattered (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2012
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
