Acrocladus mirabilis (C.Agardh) Boedeker 2016

Current name:
Lychaete mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
South AfricaRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Acrocladus mirabilis (C.Agardh) Boedeker 2016: 919
Published in: Boedeker, C., Leliaert, F. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2016). Molecular phylogeny of the Cladophoraceae (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae) with the resurrection of Acrocladus Nägeli and Willeella Børgesen, and the description of Lurbica gen. nov. and Pseudorhizoclonium gen. nov. Journal of Phycology 52(6): 905-928.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acrocladus is Acrocladus mediterraneus Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lychaete mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2017). The reinstatement of Lychaete J.Agardh (Ulvophyceae, Cladophoraceae). Notulae Algarum 31: 1-4, 1 fig.
Basionym
Conferva mirabilis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: South Africa: Cape of Good Hope; (INA 1996) Type: Chamisso; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 15 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 February 2025