Acrochaete geniculata (N.L.Gardner) O'Kelly 1983
Publication Details
Acrochaete geniculata (N.L.Gardner) O'Kelly 1983: 14
Published in: O'Kelly, C.J. (1983). Observations on marine Chaetophoraceae (Chlorophyta). IV. The structure, reproduction, and life history of Acrochaete geniculata (Gardner) comb. nov. Phycologia 22(1): 13-21.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acrochaete is Acrochaete repens Pringsheim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulvella geniculata (N.L.Gardner) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B. Wysor.
Source of Synonymy
Nielsen, R., Petersen, G., Seberg, O., Daugbjerg, N., O'Kelly, C.J. & Wysor, B. (2013). Revision of the genus Ulvella (Ulvellaceae, Ulvophyceae) based on morphology and tufA gene sequences of species in culture, with Acrochaete and Pringsheimiella placed in synonymy. Phycologia 52(1): 37-56.
Basionym
Pseudodictyon geniculatum N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: Fort Point, San Francisco, California, USA; (Gardner 1909: 374) Type: W.A. Setchell (fide Gardner's field book, no. 1626); 25.xii.1905; in terminal part of blade of Laminaria sinclairii; UC; (Gardner 1909: 374) Notes: Type collection distributed as no. 1628 in Phycotheca Boreali-Americana, iv.1910
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
