Acrochaetium scapae (Lyle) Papenfuss 1945
Publication Details
Acrochaetium scapae (Lyle) Papenfuss 1945: 307
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 229-334.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Kylinia scapae Lyle
Type Information
Type locality: Scapa Flow, Orkeny Islands, scotland; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 113) Lectotype: BM; Sliude 3713 (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 113)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
