Kylinia simplex (K.M.Drew) Kylin 1944
Publication Details
Kylinia simplex (K.M.Drew) Kylin 1944: 13
Published in: Kylin, H. (1944). Die Rhodophyceen der Schwedischen westküste. Acta Universitatis lundensis 40(2): 1-104.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kylinia is Kylinia rosulata Rosenvinge.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema garbaryi P.W.Gabrielson.
Source of Synonymy
Garbary, D.J. (1987). The Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta): an annotated bibliography. Bibliotheca Phycologica 77: [1]-267, 2 tables.
Basionym
Rhodochorton simplex K.M.Drew
Type Information
Type locality: Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.; (Womersley 1994: 50) Holotype: epiphytic on Ectocarpus sp. (epitype) M.G. Fowler; UC; 276666 (Drew 1928: 166)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 20 April 2005
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Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 172) lists the basionym of this species as Rhodochorton simplex Drew (1928). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025