Pachymeniopsis volvita M.Y.Yang & M.S.Kim 2015

Publication Details
Pachymeniopsis volvita M.Y.Yang & M.S.Kim 2015: 1378, fig. 4

Published in: Yang, M.Y. & Kim, M.S. (2015). Taxonomy of Grateloupia (Halymeniales, Rhodophyta) by DNA barcode marker analysis and a description of Pachymeniopsis volvita sp. nov. Journal of Applied Phycology 27: 1373-1384.

Publication date: On-line on 21 October 2014

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pachymeniopsis is Pachymeniopsis lanceolata (Okamura) Yamada ex Kawabata.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Siheung-ri, Jeju Province, Korea; (Yang & Kim 2015: 1378) Holotype (tetrasporophyte): 30 August 2013; 10-15 m depth; on rocky substrata or conch shells; JNUB; JN-HAL073 (Yang & Kim 2015: 1378, 1379, fig. 4a) Notes: "deposited in JNUB (Herbarium of the Department of Biology, Jeju National University, Korea). Isotypes JN-HAL085087 (JNUB), NIBRAL000013875355 (NIBR)."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), "The specific epithet (volvita) was chosen to describe the ventrally oriented thallus rolling of specimens following detachment from the substratum." (Yang & Kim 2015).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 June 2015 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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