Rhipidosiphon glaucescens (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Farghaly, nom. inval. 1980
Current name:
Udotea glaucescens Harvey ex J.Agardh
Udotea glaucescens
Cakaulevu Reef Plants - 09 December 2004. ORDA and Peter Skelton (skeltonp@bigpond.net.au) and Peter Skelton (skeltonp@bigpond.net.au)
Publication Details
Rhipidosiphon glaucescens (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Farghaly, nom. inval. 1980: 94, 253
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhipidosiphon is Rhipidosiphon javensis Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Udotea glaucescens Harvey ex J.Agardh.
Basionym
Udotea glaucescens Harvey ex J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Tonga; (Silva & al. 1996: 884) (Coppejans & al. 2001: 429)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), glaucescens, becoming glaucous (Stearn 1983).
Created: 22 July 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 16 June 2025
