Rhodymenia obtusata (Sonder) Sonder 1848

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Rhodymeniales
Family Rhodymeniaceae
Genus Rhodymenia

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Cape Peron, Western Australia. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

Cape Peron, Western Australia. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

Rottnest Island, Western Australia.. John Huisman. © John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au).

Tylotus obtusatus (Sonder) J.Agardh Cape Peron, Western Australia
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Publication details
Rhodymenia obtusata (Sonder) Sonder 1848: (1846-1848): 191-192

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 Tylotus obtusatus (Sonder) J.Agardh

Basionym
Chondrus obtusatus Sonder

Type information
Lectotype locality: Geographe Bay, Western Australia (Kraft 1977: 245). Lectotype: Preiss; Herb. Sonder, MEL 44500 (Kraft 1977: 245).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Key references
Kraft, G.T. (1977). Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). II. The Dicranemaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 25: 219-267, 20 figs.

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 17 June 2014 by G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 September 2021.