Halymenia mirabilis D.L.Ballantine & H.Ruiz 2004

Publication Details
Halymenia mirabilis D.L.Ballantine & H.Ruiz 2004: 75-77, figs 1-9

Published in: Ballantine, D.L. & Ruiz, H. (2004). Halymenia mirabilis sp. nov. (Cryptonemiales, Rhodophyta), a spectacular alga from Grenada, Caribbean Sea. Phycologia 43: 75-78.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Boss Reef (12º02,458'N, 61º46.372'W), Grenada; (Kooistra, Forlani, Sterrenburg & De Stefano 2004: 75) Holotype: H Ruiz; 16 November 2001; 12 m; US; 204324 (Kooistra, Forlani, Sterrenburg & De Stefano 2004: 75) Notes: Holotype: DLB 5659, Alg. Coll. # US-204324. Paratypes: MICH and MSM.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 May 2006

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 May 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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