Kallymenia californica Farlow 1877

Opuntiella californica (Farlow) Kylin

Current name: Opuntiella californica (Farlow) Kylin
Maybens Beach, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; driftCoastal Imageworks (colinba@interchange.ubc.ca)

Publication Details
Kallymenia californica Farlow 1877: 241 (as 'Callymenia')

Published in: Farlow, W.G. (1877). On some algae new to the United States. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 12: 235-245.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Kallymenia is Kallymenia reniformis (Turner) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Opuntiella californica (Farlow) Kylin.

Type Information
Type locality: Santa Cruz, California, USA; Type: C.L. Anderson;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 August 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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