Acrothamnion butlerae (Collins) Kylin 1956
Current name:
Acrothamnion butlerae (Collins) Kylin
Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia - 25 May 2011. John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Acrothamnion butlerae (Collins) Kylin 1956: 375 (as 'Butleriae')
Published in: Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acrothamnion is Acrothamnion pulchellum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Antithamnion butlerae Collins
Type Information
Type locality: Kingston, Jamaica; (Collins 1901: 258) Notes: Typus non designatus (Athanasiadis 1996: 136).
Eponomy
Named for "Miss Eloise Butler of Minneapolis, Minn." who made early collections.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
