WoRMS taxon details
Rhodophysema elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh) P.S.Dixon, 1964
145774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145774)
accepted
Species
Peyssonnelia rupestris P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 · unaccepted
Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhododermis elegans f. polystromatica Batters, 1890 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhododermis elegans var. zostericola Batters, 1906 · unaccepted
Rhododermis parasitica Batters, 1890 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhododermis polystromatica (Batters) Batters, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965 · unaccepted
marine
(of Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh, 1852) Agardh, J. G. (1852). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumis secundi: Algas florideas complectens. Part 2. <em>fasc. 2. pp. 577-700 [701-720, Addenda and Index]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.</em> [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77148
Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77148 [details]
Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle
Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Rhodophysema elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh) P.S.Dixon, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145774 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh, 1852) Agardh, J. G. (1852). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumis secundi: Algas florideas complectens. Part 2. <em>fasc. 2. pp. 577-700 [701-720, Addenda and Index]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.</em> [details]
original description (of Rhododermis parasitica Batters, 1890) Batters, E. A. L. (1890). A list of the marine algae of Berwick-on-Tweed. <em>History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1887-1889.</em> [12]: 221-392, pls VII-XL. [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., 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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Rhododermis parasitica Batters, 1890) Batters, E. A. L. (1890). A list of the marine algae of Berwick-on-Tweed. <em>History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1887-1889.</em> [12]: 221-392, pls VII-XL. [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., 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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source South, G. R.;Tittley, I. (1986). A checklist and distributional index of the benthic marine algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>untsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, New Brunswick.</em> 1-76. [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source South, G. R.;Tittley, I. (1986). A checklist and distributional index of the benthic marine algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>untsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, New Brunswick.</em> 1-76. [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77148 [details]Unreviewed
Diet photosynthetic [details]Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle [details]
Habitat on stone, shell, glass bottles or coarse algae in the sublittoral to 20 m [details]
Morphology Red colour results from the dominance of the pigments phycoerythrin and phycocyanin; this masks the other pigments, chlorophyll a (no chlorophyll b), beta-caratene and a number of unique xanthophylls. [details]
Reproduction vegetative reproduction is rare; asexual reproduction is effected by the formation of various kinds of spores; Sexual reproduction is unique in this group due to their passive, non flagellated sperm cells (spermatia) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | almindelig rødplet | [details] |
| Japanese | ウスフチトリベニ | [details] |
| Swedish | rödplätt | [details] |
Published in AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Peyssonnelia rupestris P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhodophysema elegans var. polystromatica (Batters) P.S.Dixon, 1964)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh, 1852)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhododermis polystromatica (Batters) Batters, 1896)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhododermis parasitica Batters, 1890)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhododermis elegans var. polystromatica (Batters) Batters, 1896)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhododermis elegans var. zostericola Batters, 1906)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Rhododermis elegans f. polystromatica Batters, 1890)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Rhododermis polystromatica (Batters) Batters, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Rhododermis parasitica Batters, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Peyssonnelia rupestris P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhodophysema elegans)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhodophysema minus) (from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Rhodophysema elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh) P.S.Dixon; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2363328)
To PESI
To ITIS
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Peyssonnelia rupestris P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhodophysema elegans var. polystromatica (Batters) P.S.Dixon, 1964)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh, 1852)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhododermis polystromatica (Batters) Batters, 1896)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhododermis parasitica Batters, 1890)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhododermis elegans var. polystromatica (Batters) Batters, 1896)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhododermis elegans var. zostericola Batters, 1906)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Rhododermis elegans f. polystromatica Batters, 1890)To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Rhododermis polystromatica (Batters) Batters, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Rhododermis parasitica Batters, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Rhododermis elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Peyssonnelia rupestris P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhodophysema elegans)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhodophysema minus) (from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Rhodophysema minus Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1965)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Rhodophysema elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh) P.S.Dixon; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2363328)
To PESI
To ITIS
