Acrocarpus pusillus (Stackhouse) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis
Gelidium pusillum, middle intertidal, North of Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio Bárbara"
Igancio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Acrocarpus pusillus (Stackhouse) Kützing 1849: 762
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Fucus pusillus Stackhouse
Type Information
Type locality: Sidmouth, Devon, England; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 129) Lectotype (provisional): BM; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 139)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
Created: 11 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 June 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
