Halymenia durvillei var. formosa (Harvey ex Kützing) Reinbold 1896

Halymenia formosa Harvey ex Kützing

Current name: Halymenia formosa Harvey ex Kützing
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Publication Details
Halymenia durvillei var. formosa (Harvey ex Kützing) Reinbold 1896: 271

Published in: Reinbold, T. (1896). Meeresalgen (Schizophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae). In: Die Flora der Samoa-Inseln (Reinecke, F., ed.). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 23: 266-275.

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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 Halymenia formosa Harvey ex Kützing.

Basionym
Halymenia formosa Harvey ex Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Friendly Is. Nov. Holl. [Tonga]; (Kützing 1866: 33) Type: L?;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 June 2021

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Taxonomic note
According to Lawson (1980: 49), the name Halymenia venusta was misapplied to this species by various authors - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025

 
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