Rhodymenia australis Sonder, nom. illeg. 1845
Current name: Halopeltis australis (J.Agardh) G.W.Saunders
Publication Details
Rhodymenia australis Sonder, nom. illeg. 1845: 56
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49–57.
Request PDFPublication date: 24 January 1845
Type 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 Halopeltis australis (J.Agardh) G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W. & McDonald, B. (2010). DNA barcoding reveals multiple overlooked Australian species of the red algal order Rhodymeniales (Florideophyceae), with resurrection of Halopeltis J. Agardh and description of Pseudohalopeltis gen. nov. Botany 88: 639-667, 73 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 370) Lectotype: Preiss; MEL; 504193 (Womersley 1996: 75) Notes: Womersley (1996: 75) notes that the lectotype was first published by Millar (1990: 367).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 March 2011
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Nomenclatural note
Silva et al. (1996: 370, 371) note that Rhodymenia australis is a superfluous and hence illegitimate name. - (03 March 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025
