Rhodymenia chauvinii (Bory) Greville 1830
Publication Details
Rhodymenia chauvinii (Bory) Greville 1830: xlix (as 'Rhodomenia Chauvanii')
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb.-March 1830
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 Chondracanthus chamissoi (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Rodríguez, C.Y., Tellier, F., Pérez-Araneda, K. & Otaíza, R.D. (2021). Taxonomic position of the two sympatric forms of Chondracanthus chamissoi (f. lessonii and f. chauvinii) (Rhodophyta, Gigartinaceae) by using two molecular markers. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 49(1): 182-187, 1 figure, 1 table.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus chauvinii Bory
Type Information
Type: PC; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 113)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 December 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025
