Rhodophyllis capillaris Tokida 1932
Publication Details
Rhodophyllis capillaris Tokida 1932: 12, figs 1, 2; pl. 1: figs 1-6
Published in: Tokida, J. (1932). Rhodophyllis capillaris sp. nov. and some other red-algae on an athecate hydroid. Suisangaku-Zasshi 35: 12-18, 1 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodophyllis is Rhodophyllis bifida (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fimbrifolium capillare (Tokida) Perestenko.
Source of Synonymy
Kloczcova, N.G. (1996). Flora vodoroslei makrofitov Tatarskogo Proliva i osobennosti ee formirovanija [Macrophyte algal flora of Tatars Gulf (Sea of Japan) and peculiarities of its formation]. pp. 1-289. Vladivostock: Dalnauka. [in Russian]
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Shibotsu I., Muruoran Harbor; (INA 1996) Type: on Sertularia; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), capillary, hair-like, thread-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 October 2016
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Taxonomic notes
Gabrielson, Widdowson & Lindstrom (2006: 139) mantain this as a separate species, but in a footnote they note Perestenko's (1994) inclusion of the entity in Fimbrifolium spinulosum (Ruprecht) Perestenko). - (24 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Selivanova & Zhigadlova (2009: 319) do not agree with Perestenko's transfer to Fimbrifolium spinulosum. - (27 January 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Subtidal zone (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
