Acrochaetium radiatum C.-C.Jao 1936

Publication Details
Acrochaetium radiatum C.-C.Jao 1936: 246, pl. 10: figs 18-25

Published in: Jao, C.-C. (1936). New Rhodophyceae from Woods Hole. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 63: 237-257, pls 10-13.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium humile (Rosenvinge) Børgesen.

Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. (1973). The morphology and systematics of the Audouinella complex (Acrochaetiaceae, Rhodophyta) in northeastern United States. Rhodora 75: 529-621, 83 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Norton Point, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts; (Jao 1936: 247) Type: 3 August 1934; On Polysiphonia fibrillosa Grev., together with several other species of Acrochaetium; MICH; (Jao 1936: 247) Notes: Type in C.-C. Jao collections and Herb. Univ. Mich., Woods Hole No. 280.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), radiate.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 March 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Included in the synonymy of Acrochaetium moniliforme (Rosenvinge) Børgesen by Athanasidadis (2016: 80). - (27 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry

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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 08 April 2025