Halymenia capensis (C.Agardh) Montagne 1841

Publication Details
Halymenia capensis (C.Agardh) Montagne 1841: 164, no fig.

Published in: Montagne, C. (1841). Familia III. Phyceae. Fries. In: Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome Troisème. Duexième Partie. Phytographia canariensis. Section ultima. Plantae cellulares. DC.. (Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. Eds) Vol. 3, pp. 132-198 [Index 195-208]. Paris: Béthune, Éditeur, rue de Vaugirard, 36.

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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 Ahnfeltiopsis complicata (Kützing) P.C.Silva & DeCew.

Basionym
Halymenia furcellata var. capensis C.Agardh

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 B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 September 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 14 September 2019

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025