Colpomenia phaeodactyla M.J.Wynne & J.N.Norris 1976
Publication Details
Colpomenia phaeodactyla M.J.Wynne & J.N.Norris 1976: 5, figs 4, 5, 11c
Published in: Wynne, M.J. & Norris, J.N. (1976). The genus Colpomenia Derbès et Solier (Phaeophyta) in the Gulf of California. Smithson. Contrib. Bot. 35: 1-18.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Colpomenia is Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dactylosiphon durvillei (Bory) Santiañez, K.M.Lee, S.M.Boo & Kogame.
Source of Synonymy
Santiañez, W.J.E., Macaya, E.C., Lee, K.M., Cho, G.Y., Boo, S.M. & Kogame, K. (2018). Taxonomic reassessment of the Indo-Pacific Scytosiphonaceae (Phaeophyceae): Hydroclathrus rapanuii sp. nov. and Chnoospora minima from Easter Island, with proposal of Dactylosiphon gen. nov. and Pseudochnoospora gen. nov. Botanica Marina 61(1): 47-64.
Type Information
Type locality: Playa Estacion, Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico; (Wynne & Norris 1976: 6) Holotype: J.N.Norris 3629; 22 January 1973; US; (Wynne & Norris 1976: 6) Notes: Isotype: MICH.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
