Centroceras apiculatum Yamada 1944
Publication Details
Centroceras apiculatum Yamada 1944: 42, no fig.
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1944). A list of the marine algae from the atoll of Ant. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 3: 31-45, pls VI, VII.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Centroceras is Centroceras clavulatum (C.Agardh) Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Corallophila kleiwegii Weber Bosse.
Source of Synonymy
N'Yeurt, A.D.R. & Payri, C.E. (2010). Marine algal flora of French Polynesia III. Rhodophyta, with additions to the Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta. Cryptogamie Algologie 31: 3-205.
Type Information
Type locality: Ant Atoll, near Ponape, Caroline Islands; (Yamada 1944: 31) Type: SAP; Slide (Yoshida 1998: 899)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
