Acrocarpus spathulatus Kützing 1868

Publication Details
Acrocarpus spathulatus Kützing 1868: 13, pl. 36d-g

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1868). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XVIII pp. [i-iii], 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).

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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 Gelidium spathulatum (Kützing) Bornet.

Source of Synonymy
Bornet, E. (1892). Les algues de P.-K.-A. Schousboe. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg 28: 165-376, pls I-III.

Type Information
Type locality: Adriatic Sea; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 136) Lectotype: L; (Diaz-Tapia & Bárbara 2014: 180) Notes: Lectotype:L (Segi, 1963, fide Diaz-Tapia & Bárbara, 2014).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), spatulate, spatula-like; alternative form of spatulatus.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 March 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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