Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain 1912
Current name:
Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain
Kilkee, Co. Clare, Ireland; lower-shore limpets - 25 March 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain 1912: 31
Published in: Gain, L. (1912). La flore algologique des régions antarctiques et subantarctiques. In: Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) commandée par le Dr Jean Charcot. Sciences Naturelles: Documents Scientifiques. (Joubin, L. Eds), pp. 1-218. Paris: Masson et Cie, Éditeurs 120 Bd Saint-Germain, Paris (VIe).
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Conferva arcta Dillwyn
Type Information
Type locality: In the Sea, Bantry Bay [Co. Cork, Ireland]; (Dillwyn 1809: 67) Lectotype: Ellen Hutchins; NMW; (Jónsson 1991: 000)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), close, confined, tight (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024