Acrochaetium americana (C.-C.Jao) Papenfuss 1945

Publication Details
Acrochaetium americana (C.-C.Jao) Papenfuss 1945: 312

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.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema americanum C.-C.Jao.

Basionym
Colaconema americanum C.-C.Jao

Type Information
Type locality: Gay Head, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA; (Silva & al. 1996: 95)17 July 1934; Found very abundantly in Asparagopsis hamifera (Hariot) Okamura; (Jao 1936: 229) Notes: Type in C.-C. Jao collections and Herb. Univ. Mich., Woods Hole No. 272.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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