Acrochaetium robustum Børgesen 1915
Publication Details
Acrochaetium robustum Børgesen 1915: 40, figs 37-40
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1915). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (1). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 1-80, Figs 1-86.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema robustum (Børgesen) Huisman & Woelkerling.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. & Woelkering, W.J. (2018). Colaconematales. In: Algae of Australia. Marine benthic algae of north-western Australia. 2. Red algae. (Huisman, J.M. Eds), pp. 23-28. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Thomas Harbour; (Silva & al. 1996: 100)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), strong growing, strong-growing, or stout.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 September 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
