Rhodymenia mammillaris Montagne 1842

Publication Details
Rhodymenia mammillaris Montagne 1842: 252

Published in: Montagne, C. (1842). Troisième centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles. Décades V, VI, VII et VIII. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 241-282, pl. 7.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria mammillaris (Montagne) M.Howe.

Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. In littore Martinicae insulae hauc speciem legit ci. Duperrey." [Martinique, French West Indies]; (Montagne 1842: 252) Holotype: Duperrey; PC; (Gurgel et al. 2004: 174) Notes: Type collector: Duperrey (INA). "Epitype": US Alg. Coll.-204336; NW Gulf of Mexico: offshore Louisiana, dredged from ca 75 m depth, R/V Pelican station 3.2, July 1, 2001, leg. S. Fredericq. According to Hardesty & Freshwater (2018), the currently named G. mammillaris "epitype" (US Alg. Coll.-204336) represents a unique species, Gracilaria gurgelii. However, the supposed epitype was not designated correctly (art. 7.11) and was ineffective.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 June 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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