Rhodymenia eyreana Papenfuss in Stephenson, 1947: 308.
Misapplied names (fide Papenfuss notes):
Sphaerococcus palmetta (Lamouroux) C. Agardh var. crassiusculus.—Suhr, 1834: 727.
Rhodymenia palmetta.—Barton, 1893: 141.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: South Africa.
Note: The name Rhodymenia eyreana, which was initially published without a description, has never been validated. Several specimens bearing this name are housed in UC.