Rhodymenia delicatula P.J.L.Dangeard

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Rhodymeniales
Family Rhodymeniaceae
Genus Rhodymenia

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Publication details
Rhodymenia delicatula P.J.L.Dangeard 1949: 172, fig. 18 n-o

Original publication: Dangeard, P.[J.L.] (1949). Les algues marines de la côte occidentale du Maroc. Le Botaniste 34: 89-189.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.

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

Origin of species name
Adjective B (Latin), very delicate (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Fleshy dark red ± flattened fronds, irregularly ovate-lanceolate, simple or branched, to 20 mm high and 3 mm broad. One-several fronds with cylindrical stipes to 5 mm long arise from small fleshy disc. Irregular branched coralloid processes frequent on fronds, readily detached and possibly capable of serving for vegetative propogation.

Habitat
In cracks and crevices, lower intertidal and subtidal, southern and western coasts, probably widespread, but overlooked.

Similar species
Erythrodermis traillii

Type information
Type locality: Maroc: Ghir. Agadir (Dangeard 1949: 172).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Rhodymenia delicatula P.J.L.Dangeard)
Ireland: Antrim (Morton 1994), Clare (Maggs 1983), Down (Morton 1994), Galway (Maggs 1983).

Europe: Britain (Guiry 1977, Irvine 1983, Hardy & Guiry 2003), France (Dizerbo & Herpe 2007, Anon. 2012), Ireland (Maggs 1983, Irvine 1983, Morton 1994, Hardy & Guiry 2003, Guiry 2012), Italy (De Masi & Gargiulo 1982, Cecere et al. 1996, Furnari, Cormaci & Serio 1999, Rindi, Sartoni & Cinelli 2002, Serio et al 2006), Malta (Cormaci et al. 1997), Pelagean Islands (Alongi et al. 2012), Spain (Ballesteros 1985, Gallardo et al. 1985).

Western Atlantic: Trop. & Subtrop. W. Atlantic (Wynne 2011).

South America: Brazil (Creed et al. 2010).

Africa: Morocco (Dangeard 1949).

Key references
De Masi, F. & Gargiulo, G.M. (1982). Rhodymenia delicatula P.J.L. Dangeard (Rhodophyta, Rhodymeniales) en Méditerranée. Giornale Botanico Italiano 116: 117-121.

Guiry, M.D. (1977). Studies on marine algae of the British Isles. 10. The genus Rhodymenia. British Phycological Journal 12: 385-425, 62 figs, 2 tables.

Irvine, L.M. & Guiry, M.D. (1983). Rhodymeniales. In: Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 2A. Cryptonemiales (sensu stricto), Palmariales, Rhodymeniales. (Irvine, L.M. Eds), pp. 77-98. London: British Museum (Natural History).

Serio, D., Alongi, G., Catra, M., Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (2006). Changes in the benthic algal flora of Linosa Island (Straits of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea). Botanica Marina 49: 135-144.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Rhodymenia&species=delicatula

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Rhodymenia&Species=delicatula

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 13 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 01 February 2009 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 810 times since it was created.

References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)

De Masi, F. & Gargiulo, G.M. (1982). Rhodymenia delicatula P.J.L. Dangeard (Rhodophyta, Rhodymeniales) en Méditerranée. Giornale Botanico Italiano 116: 117-121.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77078