Halymenia coccinea (Harvey) I.A.Abbott 1967
Publication details
Halymenia coccinea (Harvey) I.A.Abbott 1967: 141
Published in: Abbott, I.A. (1967). Studies in some foliose red algae of the Pacific coast. I. Cryptonemiaceae. Journal of Phycology 3: 139-149.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Weeksia coccinea (Harvey) S.C.Lindstrom
Basionym
Schizymenia coccinea Harvey
Type information
Type locality: "Dredged in 14 fathoms. Griffin Bay, St. Juan Island, Dr. LyalL" [Washington State, USA] (Harvey 1862: 174). Type: D. Lyall; March 1858; in 14 fathoms. TCD (Index Nominum Algarum
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), deep red, from scarlet to carmine and crimson (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Source of current name
Lindstrom, S.C. (1986). Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on species of the red algal genera Halymenia (Cryptonemiaceae) and Weeksia (Dumontiaceae). Taxon 35: 531-533.
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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