Rhodochorton membranaceum (Magnus) Hauck 1883
Publication Details
Rhodochorton membranaceum (Magnus) Hauck 1883: 69
Published in: Hauck, F. (1883). Die Meeresalgen Deutschlands und Österreichs. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Zweite Auflage. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 113-320. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rubrointrusa membranacea (Magnus) S.L.Clayden & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Clayden, S.L. & Saunders, G.W. (2010). Recognition of Rubrointrusa membranacea gen. et comb. nov.,
Rhodonematella subimmersa gen. et comb. nov. (with a reinterpretation of the life history) and the Meiodiscaceae
fam. nov. within the Palmariales (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 49(3): 283-300.
Basionym
Callithamnion membranaceum Magnus
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Off Korsör, Denmark; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 101) Lectotype: original illustration (Magnus, 1875, pl. 2, fig. 8), in the absence of material: (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 101) Notes: Denmark: Korsor near Haddockbank, North Sea (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2011
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Nomenclatural notes
Drew (1928: 186) cites the authority as (Magnus) Rosenvinge. - (12 August 2014) - G.M. Guiry
Date? - 1879: 321 (Index Nominum Algarum); 1885: 69 (Dixon & Irvine 1977, Clayden & Saunders 2010). - (26 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
also known from Europe, Greenland and the east coast of North America (Drew, 1928). - (12 August 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 January 2025
