Acanthophora arborea Harvey 1859
Current name: Chiracanthia arborea (Harvey) Falkenberg
Publication Details
Acanthophora arborea Harvey 1859: 296, no fig.
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acanthophora is Acanthophora thierryi J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chiracanthia arborea (Harvey) Falkenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Type Information
Type locality: "Rocks: at low water-mark, in the Tamar, above Georgetown, W. H. H." [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 296) Holotype: W.H. Harvey; TCD; Herb. Harvey Alg Aust. Exsicc. 140 I (Womersley 2003: 235) Notes: Harvey cited "Alg Aust. Exsicc. 140", a single gathering, and the example in TCD is surely the holotype with isotypes distributed elsewhere, such MEL, 1554626 and elsewhere. Womersley (2003) seems to have unnecessarily designated a lectotype.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tree-like.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 September 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
