Acrochaete parasitica Oltmanns 1894
Publication Details
Acrochaete parasitica Oltmanns 1894: 208, 210, pl. VII: figs 1-10
Published in: Oltmanns, F. (1894). Über einige parasitische Meeresalgen. Botanische Zeitung 52: 207-216.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acrochaete is Acrochaete repens Pringsheim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulvella parasitica (Oltmanns) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor.
Source of Synonymy
Nielsen, R., Petersen, G., Seberg, O., Daugbjerg, N., O'Kelly, C.J. & Wysor, B. (2013). Revision of the genus Ulvella (Ulvellaceae, Ulvophyceae) based on morphology and tufA gene sequences of species in culture, with Acrochaete and Pringsheimiella placed in synonymy. Phycologia 52(1): 37-56.
Type Information
Type locality: Greenland: near Egedesminde; Germany: near Warnemünde on Fucus; (INA 1996) Lectotype: original illustration by Oltmanns (1894, fig.6): C: CAT 2451 (dried material of strain RN060972) (epitype) (Nielsen et al. 2013: 52)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), parasitic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 July 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
