Chroodactylon ramosum (Thwaites) Hansgirg 1885
Publication Details
Chroodactylon ramosum (Thwaites) Hansgirg 1885: 19
Published in: Hansgirg, A. (1885). Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss von der Verbreitung der Chromatophoren und Zellkernen bei den Schizophyceen (Phycochromaceen). Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 3: 14-22.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chroodactylon is Chroodactylon wolleanum Hansgirg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chroodactylon ornatum (C.Agardh) Basson.
Source of Synonymy
Sheath, R.G. & Sherwood, A.R. (2002). Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 123-143. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Hormospora ramosa Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: England: Dorsetshire: salt-water lake near Wareham; (INA 1996) Type: W. Smith; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
