Halymenia doryphora Montagne
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:
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Type 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
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Source of current name
Howe, M.A. (1914). The marine algae of Peru. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 15: 1-185, 44 figs, 66 plates.
Created: 21 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 15 June 2018 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
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