Dermonema gracile Weber Bosse 1921
Publication Details
Dermonema gracile Weber Bosse 1921: 204-205
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1921). Liste des algues du Siboga. II. Rhodophyceae. Première partie. Protoflorideae, Nemalionales, Cryptonemiales. Vol. 59b pp. 187-310, figs 53-109, Plates VI-VIII. Leiden.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dermonema is Dermonema dichotomum Harvey ex Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dermonema virens (J.Agardh) Pedroche & Ávila Ortíz.
Basionym
Gymnophlaea gracilis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Pointe de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka); (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 541) Type: L; 939,69-914 (barcode L 0194033) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 541) Notes: Millar & Prud'homme van Reine note that Kützing illustrated this specimen, which he used for fig. 1a, but it is not from New Caledonia as stated in the protologue, but from Pointe de Galle, Ceylon.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 April 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
