Actinococcus chiton M.Howe 1914

Publication Details
Actinococcus chiton M.Howe 1914: 115, adnot.

Published in: Howe, M.A. (1914). The marine algae of Peru. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 15: 1-185, 44 figs, 66 plates.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Actinococcus is Actinococcus roseus Suhr ex Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fredericqia chiton (M.Howe) Maggs, L.Le Gall, Mineur, Provan & G.W. Saunders.

Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A., Le Gall, L., Mineur, F., Provan, J. & Saunders, G.W. (2013). Fredericqia deveauniensis, gen. et sp. nov. (Phyllophoraceae, Rhodophyta), a new cryptogenic species. Cryptogamie Algologie 34: 273-296.

Type Information
Holotype locality: San Pedro [Los Angeles County], California; (Howe 1914: 115, adnot.) Holotype: Oct., 1907; NY?; Notes: Silva (1979: 322) mentioned a type locality of "Duxbury Reef, Marin Co., California".

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 September 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 December 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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