Rhodochorton catenulatum (M.Howe) Nakamura 1941
Publication Details
Rhodochorton catenulatum (M.Howe) Nakamura 1941: 273, fig. 1
Published in: Nakamura, Y. (1941). The species of Rhodochorton from Japan. I. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 2: 273-291, 17 figs.
Type Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium catenulatum M.Howe.
Source of Synonymy
Howe, M.A. (1914). The marine algae of Peru. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 15: 1-185, 44 figs, 66 plates.
Basionym
Acrochaetium catenulatum M.Howe
Type Information
Type locality: La Punta, Callao, Peru (Type Coker 38, NY); (Silva & al. 1996: 96)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling a little chain (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
