Halimeda opuntia f. typica Barton, nom. inval. 1901

Publication Details
Halimeda opuntia f. typica Barton, nom. inval. 1901: 20

Published in: Barton, E.S. (1901). The genus Halimeda. Siboga-Expeditie Monographe LX. pp. 1-32, 2 figs, 4 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Halimeda is Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.

Basionym
Corallina opuntia Linnaeus

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Jamaica; (Hillis-Colinvaux 1980: 111) Notes: See Hillis (1959: 361) for further information on the lectotype locality of this species.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 March 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, or with the prefix eu-, when purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they have the same final epithet as the name of the corresponding higher-ranked taxon (see Art. 26.2). - (25 March 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025

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