Rhodymenia moniliformis E.Blinova & A.D.Zinova 1967
Publication Details
Rhodymenia moniliformis E.Blinova & A.D.Zinova 1967: 107
Published in: Blinova, Y.I. & Zinova, A.D. (1967). Species nova Rhodymeniae e parte septentrionali-orientali maris ochotensis. Novosti Sistematiki Nizshikh Rastenii 4: 107-109, 1 figure. [in Russian and Latin]
Request PDFType 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 Palmaria moniliformis (E.Blinova & A.D.Zinova) Perestenko.
Source of Synonymy
Perestenko, L.P. (1994). Krasnyye vodorosli dal'nevostochnykh morey Rossii [Red algae of the Far-Eastern Seas of Russia]. pp. [1]–330, 1 insert, 8 figures, 60 plates. Saint Petersburg: Izdatel'stvo OL'GA. [in Russian]
Type Information
Type locality: "Mare Ochotense, sinus Penzhinensis, insula Zubczatyij dicta, 2–8 m alt.," [Zubczatyij Island, Penzhinskaya Bay, Sea of Okhotsk, Russia]; (Blinova & Zinova 1967: 107) Holotype: E.I. Blinova; 25.viii.1965; 2-8 m depth; LE; A0000670. (Mikhaylova 2023: 103)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 February 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
