Aeodes orbitosa (Suhr) F.Schmitz, nom. inval. 1894
Current name:
Pachymenia orbitosa (Suhr) L.K.Russell
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape; plants on lower-shore rocks draping into pools - 06 October 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Aeodes orbitosa (Suhr) F.Schmitz, nom. inval. 1894: 630
Published in: Schmitz, F. (1894). Kleinere Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Florideen. Nuova Notarisia 5: 608-635.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Aeodes is Aeodes nitidissima J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pachymenia orbitosa (Suhr) L.K.Russell.
Basionym
Iridaea orbitosa Suhr
Type Information
Type locality: "Cap, gefunden von Drège." [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Suhr 1840: 276) Notes: According to Drège (1841: 111) collected at "Tafelbaai, bei der Stadt und auf Paardeneiland, Mai, Juni.".
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2010
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
