Madrepora acetabulum Linnaeus 1758

Publication Details
Madrepora acetabulum Linnaeus 1758: 793

Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Editio decima revisa. Vol. 1 pp. [i-iv], [1]-823. Holmiae [Stockholm]: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.

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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 Acetabularia acetabulum (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1952). A review of nomenclatural conservation in the algae from the point of view of the type method. University of California Publications in Botany 25: 241-323.

Type Information
Syntype localities: in O. Europæo, Americano [European and American Seas]; (Linnaeus 1758: 793) Type: LINN?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), saucer.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 March 2012

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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