WoRMS taxon details
Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
AphiaID: 144482
AphiaID: 144482
| Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Bryopsidophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Halimedaceae (Family) > Halimeda (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Halimeda J.V.Lamouroux, 1812 | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Corallina opuntia Linnaeus, 1758 Flabellaria multicaulis Lamarck, 1813 (synonym) Fucus prolifer M.Blanco, 1837 Halimeda cordata J.Agardh, 1887 (synonym) Halimeda multicaulis (Lamarck) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym) Halimeda opuntia f. cordata (J.Agardh) E.S.Barton, 1901 (synonym) Halimeda opuntia f. triloba (Decaisne) J.Agardh, 1887 Halimeda opuntia f. typica (Linnaeus) J.Agardh (synonym) Halimeda opuntia var. triloba (Decaisne) Barton (synonym) Halimeda opuntia var. typica (synonym) Halimeda triloba Decaisne, 1842 (synonym) | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2). [details] additional source: Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. I. Biodiversity, pp. 187-259. Texas A&M Univ. Press. [details] from synonym: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details] [view taxon] | |||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Forma Halimeda opuntia f. elongata (E.S.Barton) E.S.Barton Forma Halimeda opuntia f. reinschii (Hauck) E.S.Barton Variety Halimeda opuntia var. macrocarpa Askenasy Forma Halimeda opuntia f. cordata (J.Agardh) E.S.Barton, 1901 accepted as Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 Forma Halimeda opuntia f. hederacea Barton, 1901 accepted as Halimeda hederacea (E.S.Barton) Colinvaux, 1968 Forma Halimeda opuntia f. intermedia Yamada, 1934 accepted as Halimeda velasquezii W.R.Taylor, 1962 Forma Halimeda opuntia f. minima W.R.Taylor, 1950 accepted as Halimeda minima (W.R.Taylor) Hillis-Colinvaux, 1968 Forma Halimeda opuntia f. minor Vickers, 1905 accepted as Halimeda goreaui W.R.Taylor, 1962 Forma Halimeda opuntia f. renschii (Hauck) E.S.Barton, 1901 accepted as Halimeda renschii Hauck, 1886 Forma Halimeda opuntia f. triloba (Decaisne) J.Agardh, 1887 accepted as Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 Forma Halimeda opuntia f. typica (Linnaeus) J.Agardh accepted as Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 Variety Halimeda opuntia var. hederacea (E.S.Barton) Hillis accepted as Halimeda hederacea (E.S.Barton) Colinvaux, 1968 Variety Halimeda opuntia var. triloba (Decaisne) Barton accepted as Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 Variety Halimeda opuntia var. typica accepted as Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Djibouti [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Indian Ocean [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] Mozambique [details] Reunion [details] Seychelles [details] Somalia [details] Tanzania [details] | |||||||||||||
| Links | Published in AlgaeBase  To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 16 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Habitat: Known from the nearshore. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144482 | |||||||||||||
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| Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144482 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||||||
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