Halimeda opuntia

Halimeda opuntia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Halimedineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Chlorophyta Subphylum: Chlorophytina Classis: Ulvophyceae Ordo: Bryopsidales Subordo: Halimedineae

Familia: Halimedaceae
Tribus: Halimedeae
Genus: Halimeda
Species: Halimeda opuntia

Name

Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816: 308

• Type locality: (Lectotype) Jamaica.

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Corallina opuntia Linnaeus, 1758: 805
• Homotypic
• Halimeda opuntia f. typica E.S.Barton, 1901, nom. inval.
• Halimeda opuntia var. typica W.R.Taylor, 1928, nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
• Flabellaria multicaulis Lamarck, 1813
• Halimeda multicaulis (Lamarck) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
• Fucus prolifer Blanco, 1837, nom. illeg. (junior homonym of Fucus prolifer Forsskål, 1775)
• Halimeda cordata J.Agardh, 1887
• Halimeda opuntia f. cordata (J.Agardh) E.S.Barton, 1901

References

• Lamouroux, J.V.F. 1816. Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. Imprimerie de F. Poisson: Caen. i–lxxxiv, 1–560 pp., pls I–XIX. BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

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