Rhodymenia occidentalis Børgesen 1920

Publication Details
Rhodymenia occidentalis Børgesen 1920: 387, figs. 371, 372

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1920). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (6). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 369-504, Figs 361-435.

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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 occidentalis (Børgesen) M.Bodard.

Type Information
Type locality: St. Jan: in sound between St. Jan and St. Thomas; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: syntype localities:St. John and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea, western Atlantic Ocean.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), western.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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