Rhodymenia adnata Okamura 1934

Publication Details
Rhodymenia adnata Okamura 1934: 35, pl. CCCXIX: figs 1-7

Published in: Okamura, K. (1934). Icones of Japanese algae. Vol. 7 pp. 19-48 (English), 17-44 (Japanese), Plates CCCXI-CCCXXV. Tokyo.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halopeltis adnata (Okamura) G.W.Saunders & C.W.Schneider.

Source of Synonymy
Schneider, C.W., Freshwater, D.W. & Saunders, G.W. (2012). First report of Halopeltis (Rhodophyta, Rhodymeniaceae) from the non-tropical Northern Hemisphere: H. adnata (Okamura) comb. nov. from Korea, and H. pellucida sp. nov. and H. willisii sp. nov. from the North Atlantic. Algae 27: 95-108, 5 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Gulf of Tateyama; (INA 1996) Type: SAP; herb. Okamura (Yoshida 1998: 858)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 March 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025