Kallymenia schizophylla J.Agardh 1848
Publication details
Kallymenia schizophylla J.Agardh 1848: 48 ('Kalymenia')
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Om de Kapska arterna af slägtet Iridaea. Öfversigt af [Svenska] Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 5: 46-49.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Kallymenia is Kallymenia reniformis (Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Austrokallymenia schizophylla (J.Agardh) G.W.Saunders
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: Cap. b. Spei: Table Bay [Table Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa] (Agardh 1848: 48). Lectotype: LD, Herb Agardh 24572 (Saunders & al. 2017: 104). Notes: In addition to the lectotype in LD, there are several Harvey specimens in TCD labelled "CBS", including TCD0000157.
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Source of current name
Saunders, G.W., Huisman, J.M., Vergés, A., Kraft, G.T. & Le Gall, L. (2017). Phylogenetic analyses support recognition of ten new genera, ten new species and 16 new combinations in the family Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 38(2): 79-132, 126 figs.
Key references
Braune, W. (2008). Meeresalgen. Ein Farbbildführer zu den verbreiteten benthischen Grün- Braun- und Rotalgen der Weltmeere. pp. [1]-596, pls 1-266 (colour photographs). Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag.
Wynne, M.J. (1986). Report on a collection of benthic marine algae from the Namibian coast (southwestern Africa). Nova Hedwigia 43: 311-355, 24 pls.
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Verified by: 20 September 2017 by Wendy Guiry
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020.
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