Acrochaetium obscurum (K.M.Drew) Papenfuss 1945
Publication Details
Acrochaetium obscurum (K.M.Drew) Papenfuss 1945: 316
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 229-334.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Rhodochorton obscurum K.M.Drew
Type Information
Type locality: Fort Point, San Francisco; Duxbury Reef, Marin County; Pillar Point, San Mateo County, California; (Drew 1928: 193) Type: Gardner, no. 4229; on the stipe of Laminaria Sinclairii; Herb. Univ. Calif; 294548 (Drew 1928: 193)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024