Pachyarthron sagittatum (E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne 2007
Publication Details
Pachyarthron sagittatum (E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne 2007: 231
Published in: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.
Publication date: 2007
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pachyarthron is Pachyarthron cretaceum (Postels & Ruprecht) Manza.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella dichotoma (Manza) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Millar, A.J.K., Harvey, A. & Baba, M. (2008). Recognition of Pachyarthron and Bossiella as distinct genera in the Corallinaceae, subfamily Corallinoideae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 265-293.
Basionym
Bossea sagittata E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva
Type Information
Type locality: South Island, Los Coronados, Baja California, Mexico; (Dawson 1953: 158) Holotype: Silva; Feb. 26, 1949; Lower littoral rocks; UC; Silva 4880 (Dawson 1953: 158) Notes: Dawson (1953: 158) Isotype is in HAHF.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), saggitate, shaped like an arrow-head with two equal sharp basal lobes directed downwards (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 August 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2015
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Craig Schneider in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
