Antrocentrum nigrescens (Harvey) Kraft & Min-Thein 1983
Publication Details
Antrocentrum nigrescens (Harvey) Kraft & Min-Thein 1983: 177, figs 16-35
Published in: Kraft, G.T. & Min-Thein, U. (1983). Claviclonium and Antrocentrum, two new genera of Acrotylaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from southern Australia. Phycologia 22: 171-183, 35 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Antrocentrum.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Rhabdonia nigrescens Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "Tasmania, Mr. Gunn"; (Hooker & Harvey 1847: 409) Lectotype (Georgetown, designated by Kraft & Womersley 1994: 374): Gunn 1318; BM; Herb. Hooker (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 374)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Collected from lower eulittoral rock platforms on exposed coasts down to depths of 18 m, growing saxicolously or as an epiphyte of various algae and seagrasses (Kraft & Min-Thein 1983: 179).
Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 June 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 November 2024
