Mychodea halymenioides Zanardini 1874

Publication Details
Mychodea halymenioides Zanardini 1874: 501

Published in: Zanardini, G. (1874). Phyceae australicae novae vel minus cognitae. Flora 57: 486-490, 497-505.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mychodea is Mychodea carnosa Hooker f. & Harvey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meristotheca halymenioides (Zanardini) G.W.Saunders & Kraft.

Source of Synonymy
Schneider, C.W., Peterson, E.S. & Saunders, G.W. (2020). Two new species of Solieriaceae (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) from the eutrophic and mesophotic zones off Bermuda, Meristotheca odontoloma and Tepoztequiella muriamans. Phycologia 59(2): 177-185.

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ins. Lord Howe - Fullagar et Lind.)" [Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia]; (Zanardini 1874: 501) Type: MCVE;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 July 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025

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