Peyssonnelia japonica (Segawa) Yoneshigue, nom. inval. 1985

Publication Details
Peyssonnelia japonica (Segawa) Yoneshigue, nom. inval. 1985: 200

Published in: Yoneshigue, Y. (1985). Taxonomie et ecologie des algues marines dans la région de Cabo Frio (Rio de Janeiro, Brésil). Docteur d'Etat-Sciences. pp. [x], 466. Luminy: Université d'Aix-Marseille II.

Publication date: 27 June 1985

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Peyssonnelia is Peyssonnelia squamaria (S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Olokunia japonica (Segawa) Pestana, Lyra, Cassano & J.M.C.Nunes.

Source of Synonymy
Pestana, E.M.S., Nunes, J.M.C., Cassano, V. & Lyra, G.M. (2021). Taxonomic revision of the Peyssonneliales (Rhodophyta): circumscribing the authentic Peyssonnelia clade and proposing four new genera and seven new species. Journal of Phycology 57(6): 1749-1767.

Basionym
Cruoriopsis japonica Segawa

Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Shirahama; Miyake-jima, Izu-shoto; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 23 December 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: not effectively published. See Art. 30.9, Note 3 and examples 14-19 of the Shenzhen Code. - (23 December 2021) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025