Pachymeniopsis elliptica (Holmes) Yamada ex Kawabata 1958
Current name:
Grateloupia elliptica Holmes
Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, JapanYukihiko Serisawa (serisawa@scc.u-tokai.ac.jp)
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.
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 1973).
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 25 April 2024