Rhodymenia punctata Okamura 1929

Publication Details
Rhodymenia punctata Okamura 1929: pl. CCLVIII [258]

Published in: Okamura, K. (1929). Icones of Japanese algae. Vol. VI pp. 1-18 (English), 1-18 (Japanese), Plates CCLI-CCLX. Tokyo: published by the author.

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 punctata (Okamura) Yamada.

Type Information
Type locality: Prov. Tosa [now incorporated in Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku, Japan].; (Okamura 1929: pl. CCLVIII [258]) Holotype: SAP; 84069 (Gurgel & al. 2018: 11) Notes: Gurgel et al. (2018) list the date of collection of the holotype as 8 Aug. 1933, which is after the date of publication.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dotted, marked with dots, spots, minute glands, etc. (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 September 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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