The status of the name Alysium holtingii C. Agardh, a red alga described from Brazil, and a depiction of the type specimen.
The type specimen of the red alga Alysium holtingii C. Agardh, described from Brazil, is located in the Lund Herbarium, and it is depicted for the first time in a publication. It is taxonomically identical to Dichotomaria obtusata (J. Ellis and Solander) Lamarck and thus can be treated as a later taxonomic synonym. Alysium is regarded as congeneric with Dichotomaria.
Wynne
Michael J
MJ
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Herbarium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. mwynne@umich.edu
D001938:Brazil; D000461:Rhodophyta / Q000145:classification*