Meredithia (Kallymeniaceae)

Meredithia microphylla

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Kallymeniaceae
Genus: Meredithia

Species: M. compaginata – M. crenata – M. guiryorum – M. kraftii – M. microphylla – M. nana – M. norfolkensis – M. nutleorum – M. opuntioides – M. pseudopeltata – M. pulchella

Name

Meredithia J.Agardh, 1892

• Lectotype species: Meredithia microphylla (J.Agardh) J.Agardh
• Type designated in F.Schmitz & Hauptfleisch (1887: 365) Gigartinaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien.
• Named for Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-1895), born in Pembrokeshire, Wales and who emigrated to Tasmania.

References

• Agardh, J.G. 1892. Analecta algologica. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 28(6): 1–182, 3 pls. BHL Reference page. : 73
• Saunders, G.W., Huisman, J.M., Vergés, A., Kraft, G.T. & Le Gall, L. 2017. Phylogenetic analyses support recognition of ten new genera, ten new species and 16 new combinations in the family Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie, Algologie 38(2): 79–132, 126 figs. doi: 10.7872/crya/v38.iss2.2017.79 Reference page. 
• Schneider, C.W., Saunders, G.W. & Lane, C.E. 2014. The monospecific genus Meredithia (Kallymeniaceae, Gigartinales) is species rich and geographically widespread with species from temperate Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Journal of phycology 50(1): 167–186. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12149 Reference page. 
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. Meredithia. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 30 January 2018.

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