Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Børgesen 1932

Current name: Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Børgesen
Ningaloo Reef, Western AustraliaJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)

Publication Details
Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Børgesen 1932: 6

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1932). A revision of Forsskål's algae mentioned in Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica and found in his herbarium in the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 8(2): 1-14, 4 figs, 1 plate.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Actinotrichia is Actinotrichia rigida (J.V.Lamouroux) Decaisne.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus fragilis Forsskål

Type Information
Type locality: Mokha, Yemen; (Silva & al. 1996: 104)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 June 2021

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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996), the name Galaxaura indurata has been misapplied to this species by Hauck (1888 [1886-1889]: 87) - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Attached to reef rocks at depths of 1-10 m ( Liu & Wang 2009). - (02 March 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025