Rhodymenia polymorpha Harvey 1859
Current name: Hymenocladia chondricola (Sonder) J.A.Lewis
Publication Details
Rhodymenia polymorpha Harvey 1859: 319
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType 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 Hymenocladia chondricola (Sonder) J.A.Lewis.
Type Information
Type locality: Georgetown, Tasmania; (Silva & al. 1996: 366) Holotype: Harvey; Herb. Harvey, TCD; Harvey's Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 383I (Womersley 1996: 113)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
