Rhodymenia lobata E.Y.Dawson 1941
Publication details
Rhodymenia lobata E.Y.Dawson 1941: 147, 148, pl. 19, figs 12, 13, pl. 28, fig. 41
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1941). A review of the genus Rhodymenia with descriptions of new species. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3: 123-181, pls 18-30.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodymenia is Rhodymenia palmetta (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type information
Type locality: Pebble Beach, Carmel Bay, California (: 148). Type: N. L. Gardner 3612; January 1917; cast ashore. Herb. Univ. Calif. 372025 (: 148).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), lobed.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Taxonomic notes
Gabrielson, Widdowson & Lindstrom (2004: 135, footnote) consider that there "...appear to be no taxonomically useful characters that distinguish R. lobata from R. pacifica." - (22 Aug 2006) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Key references
Smith, G.M. (1944). Marine algae of the Monterey Peninsula. pp. i-ix, 1-622, 98 pls. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Created: 24 May 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 04 October 2007 by M.D. Guiry
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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