Colaconema pacificum (Kylin) Woelkerling 1971
Publication Details
Colaconema pacificum (Kylin) Woelkerling 1971: 47, figs.17 A-D, 26 A (as 'pacifica')
Published in: Woelkerling, W.J. (1971). Morphology and taxonomy of the Audouinella complex (Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany (Suppl. 1): 1-91, 27 figs, 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Colaconema is Colaconema bonnemaisoniae Batters.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium pacificum Kylin.
Basionym
Acrochaetium pacificum Kylin
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Brown Island, Washington, U.S.A; (Abbott & Hollenberg 1976: 315) Type: on Sertularia at 10-20 m depth; (Abbott & Hollenberg 1976: 315) Notes: Dawson (1953: 29) notes type locality as vicinity of Friday Harbor, Washington (several localities indicated with the original description). According to Woelkerling & Womerlsey in Womersley (1994: 58) the type locality was not specified by Kylin (1925), who listed three localities near Friday Harbour, Washington, U.S.A.: Brown I., Shaw I. and Peavine Pass. They also note that the lectotype may be in LD.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
