Epymenia flabellata Baardseth 1941

Publication Details
Epymenia flabellata Baardseth 1941: 83, fig. 44

Published in: Baardseth, E. (1941). The marine algae of Tristan da Cunha. Results of the Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan da Cunha 1937-1938 9: 1-173, 75 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epymenia is Epymenia obtusa (Greville) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodymenia flabellata (Baardseth) G.W.Saunders, C.M.Brooks & SU.Scott.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Tristan da Cunha and Nightingale Islands, Tristan da Cunha; (Baardseth 1941: 83) Notes: Lectotypified on an isotype in the Natural History Museum (BM: BM000610806, Egil Baardseth, no. 87 (Saunders et al., 2019: 117).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 September 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2020

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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