Asteromenia peltata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhodymeniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Rhodymeniales

Familia: Hymenocladiaceae
Genus: Asteromenia
Species: Asteromenia peltata

Name

Asteromenia peltata (W.R.Taylor) Huisman & A.J.K.Millar, 1996

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Fauchea peltata W.R.Taylor, 1942
    • Type locality: Isla Tortuga, Venezuela. Lectotype: 21 April 1939; dredged from 38-40m depth on a bottom of dead coral, sta. A44. No. 39-559. UC LAM 500206 (Huisman & Millar 1996: 139). Herbarium Allan Hancock Foundation No. 6969.
• Homotypic
  • Weberella peltata (W.R.Taylor) C.W.Schneider, 1975
  • Halichrysis peltata (W.R.Taylor) P.Huvé & H.Huvé, 1977

References

• Huisman, J.M. & Millar, A.J.K. 1996. Asteromenia (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodymeniales), a new red algal genus based on Fauchea peltata. Journal of Phycology 32: 138–145, 17 figs, 1 table. Reference page. : 139, figs 2, 3, 7–9, 11, 14
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. Asteromenia peltata. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 19 June 2018.