Pachymeniopsis elliptica (Holmes) Yamada ex Kawabata 1958

Publication Details
Pachymeniopsis elliptica (Holmes) Yamada ex Kawabata 1958: 16, figs 1-11

Published in: Kawabata, S. (1958). The structure of the frond, and the reproductive organ of Pachymeniopsis elliptica Yamada (Syn. Gratelpooupia elliptica Holmes. The Bulletin of Japanese Society of Phycology 6(2): 16-23, 11 figs. [in Japanese]

Publication date: May 1955

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pachymeniopsis is Pachymeniopsis lanceolata (Okamura) Yamada ex Kawabata.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grateloupia elliptica Holmes.

Source of Synonymy
Yoshida, T. (1998). Marine algae of Japan. pp. [1]-25, [1]-1222. Tokyo: Uchida Rokakuho Publishing Co., Ltd. [in Japanese]

Basionym
Grateloupia elliptica Holmes

Type Information
Type locality: Enoshima, Japan; (Holmes 1896: 253) Type: Ohkubo, no. 4; (Holmes 1896: 253)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), elliptic, elliptical (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 19 November 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025

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