Erythrophyllum gmelinii (J.V.Lamouroux) Yendo 1915
Publication Details
Erythrophyllum gmelinii (J.V.Lamouroux) Yendo 1915: 230
Published in: Yendo, K. (1915). Erythrophyllum gmelinii (Grun.) Nom. Nov. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 29: 230-237.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Erythrophyllum is Erythrophyllum delesserioides J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptonemia palmetta (S.G.Gmelin) Woelkering, G.Furnari, Cormaci & McNeill.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Furnari, G., Cormaci, M. & McNeill, J. (2019). Typification and nomenclature of four species names with links to Cryptonemia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta): Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin, Delesseria gmelinii J.V.Lamouroux, Fucus lomation Bertoloni, and Sphaerococcus lactuca C.Agardh. Notulae Algarum 112: 1-6, 3 figs.
Basionym
Delesseria gmelinii J.V.Lamouroux
Eponomy
Named for Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1745-1774), German naturalist and traveller in Russia, nephew of J.G. Gmelin.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 December 2020
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Nomenclatural note
According to Woelkerling & al. (2019), "Erythrophyllum gmelinii (J.V.Lamouroux) Yendo (1915: 235, as 'Erythrophyllum gmelini (Grun)'). Treated here under Art. 41.3 as a new combination based on Delesseria gmelinii J.V.Lamouroux (1813a: 124), although derived by Yendo (1915) from Kallymenia gmelinii Grunow (1867: 72; 1870: 72) (see above), another combination based on D. gmelinii. Delesseria gmelinii is a legitimate replacement name for Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin (1768: 183). Consequently, Erythrophyllum gmelinii is superfluous (Art. 52.1) because the older epithet palmetta was available for use in Erythrophyllum in 1915 and should have been adopted. Although superfluous, E. gmelinii is legitimate (Art. 52.4) because it has a basionym, which by definition (ICN glossary), is legitimate." Accordingly, Erythrophyllum gmelinii sensu Yendo requires a new name; conspecificity with Delesseria gmelinii sensu Grunow also requires investigation.
- (30 June 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025
