Rhizoglossum reptans Kylin 1924
Current name:
Radicilingua reptans (Kylin) Papenfuss
Portonovo, Ancona, Italy. Epiphytic on holdfast of Alsidium corallinum at -2 m depth. Shows a key
character of this genus: the lenticular apical cells which divide producing concave subapical cells. - 11 September 2012. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Rhizoglossum reptans Kylin 1924: 30, fig. 19
Published in: Kylin, H. (1924). Studien über die Delesseriaceen. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen. N.F. Avd. 2 20(6): 1-111, 80 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhizoglossum is Rhizoglossum thysanorhizans (Holmes) Kylin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Radicilingua reptans (Kylin) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1956). On the nomenclature of some Delesseriaceae. Taxon 5: 158-162.
Type Information
Type locality: Genoa, Italy; (Kylin 1924: 30) Type: Herb. Kylin; (Papenfuss 1956: 160)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting; arching and then rooting (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 June 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 January 2009
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Taxonomic note
As Nitophyllum reptans Zanardnini is a later homonym of Nitophyllum reptans P.L. Crouan & H.M. Crouan, Rhizoglossum reptans can be treated as a new name (M.D. Guiry, 14 June 2002). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
