Rhodymenia polycarpa (Greville) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Rhodymenia polycarpa (Greville) Greville 1830

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

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 multipartita (Clemente) Harvey.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus polycarpus Greville

Type Information
Type locality: under Tait's Hill, near Plymouth; (Index Nominum Algarum) type: Miss Hill; 1814; (Index Nominum Algarum)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 January 2017 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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