Phyllymenia hieroglyphica J. Agardh, 1848a: 47 (type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa).
Cyrtymenia hieroglyphica (J. Agardh) Schmitz in Schmitz & Hauptfleisch, 1897j: 511.—Weber-van Bosse, 1921: 242–243.
Note: Setchell & Gardner (1936: 473) placed Cyrtymenia hieroglyphica (Halymeniaceae) in the synonymy of Phyllymenia belangeri (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Setchell & Gardner (l.c.) (Iridaea belangeri Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1834: 160, pl. XV: fig. 1; type locality: False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa). Weber-van Bosse's record is based on a specimen (in L) allegedly collected by Perrottet on the south coast of Java. She questioned the accuracy of labeling, however, noting that the specimen was one of several specimens from the same source, all of which are representative of well-known South African species. Phyllymenia belangeri is a cold-water species so that Weber-van Bosse's doubts seem justified.