Halymenia doryphora Montagne 1839
Publication Details
Halymenia doryphora Montagne 1839: 21
Published in: Montagne, J.P.F.C. (1839). Plantae cellulares. In: Voyage dans 'Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la republique...) exécité pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833. Vol. 7: Botanique. Second partie. Florula Boliviensis stirpes novae et minus cognitae. (d'Orbigny, A. Eds), pp. 1-39. Paris:
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grateloupia doryphora (Montagne) M.Howe.
Source of Synonymy
Howe, M.A. (1914). The marine algae of Peru. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 15: 1-185, 44 figs, 66 plates.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. In Oceano pacifico, ad oras Peruviae, prope Callao, legit cl. du Petit-Thouars." [Callao, Peru]; (Montagne 1839: 24) Type: PC; herb. Montagne
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 June 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025
