Rhodochorton humile (Rosenvinge) K.M.Drew 1928

Publication Details
Rhodochorton humile (Rosenvinge) K.M.Drew 1928: 151

Published in: Drew, K.M. (1928). A revision of the genera Chantransia, Rhodocorton and Acrochaetium with descriptions of the marine species of Rhodochorton (Naeg.) gen. emend. on the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Botany 14: 139-224, pls 37-48.

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Type Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.

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

Source of Synonymy
Børgesen, F. (1915). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (1). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 1-80, Figs 1-86.

Basionym
Chantransia humilis Rosenvinge

Type Information
Type locality: Spodsbjerg, Langeland, Denmark; (Womersley 1994: 64) Holotype: on Polysiphonia nigrescens; C; (Womersley 1994: 64)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), low, low-growing (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

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 23 November 2024

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