Palmaria palmata f. mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Guiry 1976
Current name:
Devaleraea mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) G.W.Saunders, C.J.Jackson & Salomaki
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Palmaria palmata f. mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Guiry 1976: 258
Published in: Guiry, M.D. (1976 '1975'). An assessment of Palmaria palmata forma mollis (S. et G.) comb. nov. (= Rhodymenia palmata forma mollis S. et G.) in the eastern North Pacific. Syesis 8: 245-261.
Publication date: April 1976
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmaria is Ceramium palmatum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Devaleraea mollis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) G.W.Saunders, C.J.Jackson & Salomaki.
Basionym
Rhodymenia palmata f. mollis Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Washington: Whidbey Island (48.19790, -122.69291); Type: N.L. Gardner; UC; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lobed or divided in the manner of an outspread hand with the sinuses between the lobes pointing to the place of attachment (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024