Rhodomela floccosa (Esper) C.Agardh 1822

Publication Details
Rhodomela floccosa (Esper) C.Agardh 1822: 376

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: probably Oct 1822

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodomela is Rhodomela subfusca (Woodward) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Odonthalia floccosa (Esper) Falkenberg.

Basionym
Fucus floccosus Esper

Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad, Humboldt Co., California, U.S.A.; (Silva 1979: 330) Notes: Original description has "Nootkasund".

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 May 2012

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024

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