Halymenia furcellata var. capensis C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Halymenia furcellata var. capensis C.Agardh 1822: 214
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
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 Ahnfeltiopsis complicata (Kützing) P.C.Silva & DeCew.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad caput bonae spei. Specimen dedit Desfontaines. [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Agardh 1822: 214)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), forked; having a small notch at apex (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024