Choreocolax rhodymeniae Reinsch 1888
Publication Details
Choreocolax rhodymeniae Reinsch 1888: 154
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1888). Species et genera nova algarum ex insula Georgia australi. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 144-156.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Choreocolax is Choreocolax polysiphoniae Reinsch.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: South Georgia Island; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
, resembling, or growing on or in species of the genus Rhodymenia
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 April 2017
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Taxonomic note
Papenfuss (1964: 35) notes that the identity of this species, and its host Rhodymenia georgica is wholly uncertain. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
