Acrochaetium desmarestiae Kylin 1925

Publication Details
Acrochaetium desmarestiae Kylin 1925: 10, fig. 4 a-f

Published in: Kylin, H. (1925). The marine red algae in the vicinity of the Biological Station at Friday Harbor, Wash. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen 21(9): 1-87, 47 figs.

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Publication date: 1925

Type 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 desmarestiae (Kylin) P.W.Gabrielson.

Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W., Widdowson, T.B. & Lindstrom, S.C. (2004). Keys to the seaweeds and seagrasses of Oregon and California Phycological Contribution Number 6. pp. [i]-iv, 1-181. Hillsborough, North Carolina: PhycoID.

Type Information
Type locality: Canoe Island, Turn Island, San Juan County, Washington ; (Drew 1928: 168) Lectotype: Kylin ; on Desmarestia latissima, at depth of 5-10 fathoms; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
, resembling, or growing on or in species of the genus Desmarestia

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 August 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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