Rhodymenia fabriciana (Lyngbye) J.Agardh 1841
Publication Details
Rhodymenia fabriciana (Lyngbye) J.Agardh 1841: 15
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
Request PDFType 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 Membranoptera fabriciana (Lyngbye) M.J.Wynne & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1997). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the Delesseriaceae (Rhodophyta). Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 21: 319-334.
Basionym
Gigartina fabriciana Lyngbye
Type Information
Type locality: "Frederikshaab (61°59' N, 49°42' W), Greenland, collected by Bishop O. Fabricius in the period 1768-1773, fide Ruprecht (1851)"; (Wynne & Saunders 2012: 169)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 December 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 March 2025
