Acanthocodium fragile Suringar 1867

Publication Details
Acanthocodium fragile Suringar 1867: 258, no fig.

Published in: Suringar, W.F.R. (1867). Algarum iaponicarum Musei Botanici L.B. index praecursorius. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 3: 256-259.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Acanthocodium.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot.

Source of Synonymy
Hariot, P. (1889). Algues. In: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883. Tome V. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Hariot, P. & al. Eds), pp. 3-109. Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, Imprimieurs Libraires.

Type Information
Type locality: Iaponia: Textor [Japan collected by Textor]; (Suringar 1867: 258) Type: L; 910, 187...1712

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 March 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024

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