Rhodochorton occidentale (Børgesen) K.M.Drew 1928

Publication Details
Rhodochorton occidentale (Børgesen) 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 barbadense (Vickers) Børgesen.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1998). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: first revision. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 116: [i]-iii, 1-155, 5 figs.

Basionym
Acrochaetium occidentale Børgesen

Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 100)

Origin of Species Name
, western

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 24 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

 
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