Rhodymenia caespitosa P.J.L.Dangeard 1939
Publication Details
Rhodymenia caespitosa P.J.L.Dangeard 1939: 1136
Published in: Dangeard, P.[J.L.] (1939). Sur quelques algues marines nouvelles pour le Maroc occidental. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris 208(18): 1334-1336. [in French]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad oras maroccanas prope Mogador." [Essaouira, Morocco, Atlantic coast]; (Dangeard 1939: 1136)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 July 2023
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Distributional note
"This Atlantic species was recorded from the Mediterranean Sea with no comments by Kazzaz & Riadi (2000) based on a previous record by Kazzaz (fide Kazzaz & Riadi, 2000) from Tetouan, a locality of the Mediterranean coast of Morocco near the Straits of Gibraltar. Based on the same record, Benhissoune et al. (2002), with no comments, listed the species in their paper. In absence of documentation, the species is here considered as a taxon excludendum [from the Mediterranean]." (Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi 2021: 274) - (27 August 2021) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
