Weeksia coccinea

Weeksia coccinea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dumontiaceae
Genus: Weeksia
Species: Weeksia coccinea

Name

Weeksia coccinea (Harvey) S.C.Lindstrom, 1986

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Schizymenia coccinea Harvey, 1862
    • Type locality: Griffin Bay, St. Juan Island, [Washington State, USA]. Type: D. Lyall; March 1858; in 14 fathoms. TCD.
• Homotypic
  • Halymenia coccinea (Harvey) I.A.Abbott, 1967
• Heterotypic
  • Weeksia fryeana Setchell, 1912

References

• Lindstrom, S.C. 1986. Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on species of the red algal genera Halymenia (Cryptonemiaceae) and Weeksia (Dumontiaceae). Taxon 35: 531–533.: 531
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. Weeksia coccinea. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 12 January 2018.

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