Chromastrum radiatum (C.-C.Jao) Stegenga & Mulder, nom. inval. 1979
Publication Details
Chromastrum radiatum (C.-C.Jao) Stegenga & Mulder, nom. inval. 1979: 305
Published in: Stegenga, H. & Mulder, A.S. (1979). Remarks on the Audouinella microscopica (Näg.) Woelkerling complex, with a brief survey of the genus Chromastrum Papenfuss (Rhodophyta, Nemaliales). Acta Botanica Neerlandica 28: 289-311.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chromastrum is Chromastrum virgatulum (Harvey) Papenfuss.
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.
Basionym
Acrochaetium radiatum C.-C.Jao
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 freshwater species.
Created: 24 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 30 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
