Peyssonnelia dawsonii Denizot 1968
Publication Details
Peyssonnelia dawsonii Denizot 1968: 109, figs 94, 95
Published in: Denizot, M. (1968). Les algues floridées encroutantes (à l'éxclusion des Corallinacées). pp. [1]-310, 227 figs. Paris: Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Request PDFPublication date: 24 February 1968
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Peyssonnelia is Peyssonnelia squamaria (S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metapeyssonnelia mexicana (E.Y.Dawson) D.L.Ballantine & H.Ruiz.
Source of Synonymy
Ballantine, D. & Ruiz, H. (2011). Metapeyssonnelia milleporoides a new species of coral-killing red alga (Peyssonneliaceae) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Botanica Marina 54(1): 47-51.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 October 2013
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Nomenclatural note
New name for Ethelia mexicana Dawson, 1952; priority for Peyssonnelia mexicana Dawson, 1953. - (03 May 2009) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
