Polyopes affinis

Polyopes affinis (fig.III-V)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Halymeniaceae
Genus: Polyopes
Species: Polyopes affinis

Name

Polyopes affinis (Harvey) Kawaguchi & Wang, in Kawaguichi et al. 2002

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gigartina affinis Harvey, 1860
    • Type locality: Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Lectotype: BM (ex Herbarium Hookerianum 1867, K) (Masuda et al. 1995: 194, fig 8).
• Homotypic
  • Grateloupia affinis (Harvey) Okamura, 1893
  • Carpopeltis affinis (Harvey) Okamura, 1934

References

• Kawaguchi, S., Wang, H.-W., Horiguchi, T., Lewis, J.A. & Masuda, M. 2002. Rejection of Sinkoraena and transfer of some species of Carpopeltis and Sinkoraena to Polyopes (Rhodophyta, Halymeniaceae). Phycologia 41: 619–635. DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-41-6-619.1 Reference page. : 633
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. Polyopes affinis. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 23 March 2018.