Cryptonemia kallymenioides (Harvey) Kraft 1982

Publication Details
Cryptonemia kallymenioides (Harvey) Kraft 1982: 246, figs 2-25

Published in: Scott, F.J., Wetherbee, R. & Kraft, G.T. (1982). The morphology and development of some prominently stalked southern Australian Halymeniaceae (Cryptonemiales, Rhodophyta). I. Cryptonemia kallymenioides (Harvey) Kraft comb. nov. and C. undulata Sonder. Journal of Phycology 18: 245-257, 35 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptonemia is Cryptonemia lactuca J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Halymenia kallymenioides Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 185) Holotype: Harvey; TCD; Harvey Trav. set 174 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 185) Notes: Slide in AD, A18513 (Womersley & Lewis 1994). Holotype: Herb. Harvey (TCD, no. 257); isotype of H. cliftoni (=H. kallymenioides Harvey) in MEl, no. 502377 (Scott et al. 1982).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
From 3 to 20 m depths, generally in areas of strong surge or current and often at the base of vertical walls or reef undercuts; occasionally scattered plants on open flats or in narrow channels and defiles (Scott et al. 1982: 247).

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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