Rhipidiphyllon nigrescens Yamada 1925
Current name:
Microdictyon nigrescens (Yamada) Setchell
A0-di, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1997. 5. 15. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweedsSue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Rhipidiphyllon nigrescens Yamada 1925: 83, fig. II
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1925). Studien über die Meeresalgen von der Insel Formosa. 1. Chlorophyceae. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 39: 77-95, V figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhipidiphyllon is Rhipidiphyllon reticulatum (Askenasy) Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microdictyon nigrescens (Yamada) Setchell.
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 May 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
