Acrosymphyton brainardii Vroom & I.A.Abbott 2004

Publication Details
Acrosymphyton brainardii Vroom & I.A.Abbott 2004: 68-69, figs 1-12

Published in: Vroom, P.S. & Abbott, I.A. (2004). Acrosymphyton brainardii sp. nov. (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from French Frigate Shoals, northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Phycologia 43: 68-74.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrosymphyton is Acrosymphyton purpuriferum (J.Agardh) G.Sjöstedt.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Holotype locality: French Frigate Shoals, south of the western point of La Pérouse Pinnacle (23º46.107'N, 166º15.689'W), northwestern Hawaiian Islands; (Vroom & Abbott 2004: 69) Holotype: Karen Geisler; 14 September 2000; 10 meters depth; BISH; 691063 (Vroom & Abbott 2004: 69) Notes: Holotype: female gametophyte (Fig. 1)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 June 2007

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025

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