Mammillaria acicularis (Roth) Kuntze 1891
Current name:
Chondracanthus acicularis (Roth) Fredericq
New Quay, Co. Clare, Ireland; on lower-shore ledges; to 60 mm - 14 April 2006. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Mammillaria acicularis (Roth) Kuntze 1891: 902
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
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 Chondracanthus acicularis (Roth) Fredericq.
Basionym
Ceramium aciculare Roth
Type Information
Type locality: Adriatic Sea: "In variis submarinis corporibus"; Lectotype: Wulfen’'s (1803: 63) description in the absence of material (epitype) (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 237)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), acicular, i.e., narrow, stiff, pointed like a needle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 December 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 22 December 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
