Carpopeltis divaricata Okamura 1934

Publication Details
Carpopeltis divaricata Okamura 1934: 31, pl. 317: figs 1-5

Published in: Okamura, K. (1934). Icones of Japanese algae. Vol. 7 pp. 19-48 (English), 17-44 (Japanese), Plates CCCXI-CCCXXV. Tokyo.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Carpopeltis is Carpopeltis phyllophora (Hooker f. & Harvey) F.Schmitz.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grateloupia chiangii S.Kawaguchi & H.W.Wang.

Source of Synonymy
Wang, H.W., Kawaguchi, S., Horiguchi, T. & Masuda, M. (2001). A morphological and molecular assessment of the genus Prionitis J. Agardh (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycological Research 49: 251-262.

Type Information
Type locality: Moroiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; (Kawaguchi 1989: 233) Type: SAP; herb. Okamura (Yoshida 1998: 731)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 May 2010

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Nomenclatural note
New name: Grateloupia chiangii Kawaguchi & Wang because of priority for Grateloupia divaricata Okamura 1895 (Wang et al. 2001: 258). - (20 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025

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