Acrochaetium pacificum Kylin 1925

Publication Details
Acrochaetium pacificum Kylin 1925: 11, figs 4 g-i

Published in: Kylin, H. (1925). The marine red algae in the vicinity of of the Biological Station at Friday Harbor, Wash. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen 21(9): 1-87, 47 figs.

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Publication date: 1925

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.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Brown Island, Washington, U.S.A; (Abbott & Hollenberg 1976: 315) Type: on Sertularia at 10-20 m depth; (Abbott & Hollenberg 1976: 315) Notes: Dawson (1953: 29) notes type locality as vicinity of Friday Harbor, Washington (several localities indicated with the original description). According to Woelkerling & Womerlsey in Womersley (1994: 58) the type locality was not specified by Kylin (1925), who listed three localities near Friday Harbour, Washington, U.S.A.: Brown I., Shaw I. and Peavine Pass. They also note that the lectotype may be in LD.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 December 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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