Rhodymenia hombroniana Montagne 1842
Publication Details
Rhodymenia hombroniana Montagne 1842: 3
Published in: Montagne, [J.F.] C. (1842). Prodromus generum specierumque phycearum novarum, in itinere ad polum antarcticum...ab illustri Dumont d'Urville peracto collectarum, notis diagnosticis tantum huc evulgatarum, descriptionibus verò fusioribus nec non iconibus analyticis iam iamque illustrandarum. pp. [1-]16. Parisiis [Paris]: apud Gide, editorem.
Request PDFPublication date: Before 10 Sept 1842
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 Blastophyllis hombroniana (Montagne) D'Archino & W.A.Nelson.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Auckland Islands; New Zealand; (Silva & al. 1996: 205) Holotype: Dumont d'Urville (Voyage au Pole Sud); PC; 0062070 (D'Archino & al. 2017: 552, fig.3)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
