Chromastrum secundatum (Lyngbye) Papenfuss 1945

Publication Details
Chromastrum secundatum (Lyngbye) Papenfuss 1945: 323

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.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chromastrum is Chromastrum virgatulum (Harvey) Papenfuss.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.

Source of Synonymy
Nägeli, C. & Cramer, C. (1858). Die Stärkekörner: Morphologische, physiologische, chemisch-physicalische und systematisch-botanische Monographie. Pflanzenphysiologische Untersuchungen. 2. Heft. pp. [i]-x, [1]-623, pls XI-XXVI. Zürich: bei Fredrich Schultness.

Basionym
Callithamnion daviesii var. secundatum Lyngbye

Type Information
Type locality: Kvivig, Faeroe Is; (Womersley 1994: 48) Type: on "Conferva rupestris"; C; (Womersley 1994: 48) Notes: Dawson (1953: 32) notes holotype not designated, but represented by Lyngbye's original specimen in the Botanical Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with secund branching (Lewis & Short 1890).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 January 1999 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 December 2024

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