Halymenia chiangiana I.A.Abbott & Kraft

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Halymeniales
Family Halymeniaceae
Genus Halymenia

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Publication details
Halymenia chiangiana I.A.Abbott & Kraft in Kraft & Abbott 1997: 108, 109, figs 17-27

Published in: Kraft, G.T. & Abbott, I.A. (1997). Platoma ardreanum (Schizymeniaceae, Gigartinales) and Halymenia chiangiana (Halymeniaceae, Halymeniales), two new species of proliferous, foliose red algae from the Hawaiian Islands. Cryptogamie, Algologie 18: 97-116.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halymenia is Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Eponomy
Named for Young-Meng Chiang, Chinese phycologist.

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

Distributional notes
Hawaiian endemic (Abbott, 1999).

Habitat notes
Drift; also in situ collection from reef flat at 5 m depth (Kraft & Abbott, 1997). - (31 Jul 2015) - Wendy Guiry

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Kanaha Beach Park, Kahului, Maui I., Hawaiian Islands (Kraft & Abbott 1997: 109). Holotype (cystocarpic): drift (epitype) I.A. Abbott & L.M. Hodgson; 23 November 1995; BISH 646030, IA 22675 (Kraft & Abbott 1997: 109, fig. 17).

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Key references
Abbott, I.A. (1999). Marine red algae of the Hawaiian Islands. pp. xv + 477pp, 133 figs. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press.

Created: 08 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 31 July 2015 by Wendy Guiry

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References
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Kraft, G.T. & Abbott, I.A. (1997). Platoma ardreanum (Schizymeniaceae, Gigartinales) and Halymenia chiangiana (Halymeniaceae, Halymeniales), two new species of proliferous, foliose red algae from the Hawaiian Islands. Cryptogamie, Algologie 18: 97-116.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 February 2020.