Acrochaetium tenuissimum (Collins) Papenfuss 1945
Publication Details
Acrochaetium tenuissimum (Collins) Papenfuss 1945: 319
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
Chantransia virgatula f. tenuissima Collins
Type Information
Type locality: San Pedro, California, U.S.A.; (Silva & al. 1996: 101) Type: FH; (Woelkerling 1971: 52) Notes: Material from the type collection is distributed in Phycotheca Boreali Americana, No. 741 (Woelkerling, 1971: 52). Collector: Miss S.P. Monks, Nov. 1898 (INA). Growing on Phyllospadix on the flats at the entrance to the harbor (Drew, 1928).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 July 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
