Rhodomela dorsifera C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Callophycus dorsiferus (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva
Canal Rocks, Western Australia - 08 May 2019. G.J.Edgar
Publication Details
Rhodomela dorsifera C.Agardh 1822: (1822-1823): 372
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodomela is Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Callophycus dorsiferus (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1957). Remarks on algal nomenclature. Taxon 6: 141-145.
Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras novae Hollandiae"; (Silva & al. 1996: 328) Holotype: PC, Herb. Agardh, LD (part); 25552 (Womersley 1994: 335) Notes: Part in Herb. Agardh, LD, 25552.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024