Acrosiphonia membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1846

Publication Details
Acrosiphonia membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1846: 104

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1846). Anadema, ett nytt slägte bland Algerna. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 3: 103-104.

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophoropsis membranacea (Bang ex C.Agardh) Børgesen.

Basionym
Conferva membranacea Bang ex C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "Ad insulam S. Crucis" [St Croix, Virgin Islands]; (Agardh 1824: 120) Lectotype: unknown; LD; Herb. alg. Agardh7287 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 664) Notes: Leliaert & Coppejans (2006: 664) note that St. Croix is indicated as type locality in the original prologue. Several specimens of this species from that locality are present in LD; one of these, labeled 'Conf. membranacea Hofm, Ins St. Crucis' from the Agardh herbarium, is indicated as lectotype.

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 February 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 June 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024

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