Acetabularia crenulata J.V.Lamouroux
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophycophyta
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Dasycladales
Family Polyphysaceae
Genus Acetabularia
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Cap. Photo-Atlas of living Dasycladales. Sigrid Berger. © Sigrid Berger.
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From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase information. Diane Littler. © Diane Littler.
From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase information. Diane Littler. © Diane Littler.
From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase information. Diane Littler. © Diane Littler.
Acetabularia crenulata J.V.Lamouroux From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase information
Publication details
Acetabularia crenulata J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 249, pl. VIII: fig. 1
Original publication: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acetabularia is Acetabularia acetabulum (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Infrageneric classification
Subgenus Acicularia
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1973).
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acetabularia caribaeum Lamarck 1816
Acetabularia caraibica Kützing 1856
Acetabulum crenulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Kuntze 1891
Acetabulum caraibicum (Kützing) M.A.Howe 1901
General environment
This is a Marine species.
Type information
Type locality: Caribbean Sea (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 892).
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Acetabularia crenulata J.V.Lamouroux)
Atlantic Islands: Bermuda (Taylor 1960, Berger et al. 2003).
North America: Florida (Taylor 1960, Littler, Littler & Hanisak 2008), Texas (Taylor 1960, Wynne 2009).
Central America: Belize (Taylor 1960), México (Pacific) (Pedroche et al. 2005), Panama (Wysor & Kooistra 2003).
Caribbean Islands: Bahamas (Taylor 1960), Barbados (Taylor 1960), Caribbean (Littler & Littler 2000), Cuba (Taylor 1960, Cabrera, Moreira & Suárez 2004, Suárez 2005), Hispaniola (Taylor 1960), Jamaica (Taylor 1960), Lesser Antilles (Taylor 1960), Netherlands Antilles (Taylor 1960), Puerto Rico (Taylor 1960), Trinidad & Tobago (Duncan & Lee Lum 2006), Virgin Islands (Taylor 1960).
South America: Colombia (Taylor 1960), Venezuela (Taylor 1960, Ganesan 1990).
Indian Ocean Islands: Andaman Islands (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).
South-west Asia: India (Sahoo et al. 2001), Sri Lanka (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).
South-east Asia: Philippines (Silva, Meñez & Moe 1987).
Australia and New Zealand: Queensland (Lewis 1987, Phillips 1997, Phillips 2002).
(as Acetabulum crenulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Kuntze)
North America: Florida (Taylor 1928).
Key references
Berger, S., Fettweiss, U., Gleissberg, S., Liddle, L.B., Richter, U., Sawitsky, H. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2003). 18S rDNA phylogeny and evaluation of cap development in Polyphysaceae (formerly Acetabulariaceae; Dasyladales, Chlorophyta). Phycologia 42: 506-561.
Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.
Pedroche, F.F., Silva, P.C., Aguilar-Rosas, L.E., Dreckmann, K.M. & Aguilar-Rosas, R. (2005). Catálogo de las algas marinas bentónicas del Pacífico de México. I. Chlorophycota. pp. i-viii, 17-146. Ensenada, México: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 2699 Acetabularia crenulata
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SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 05 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 10 August 2009 by M.D. Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Bailey, G.P., Cox, E.R. & Rezak, R. (1976). Morphological variability in the marine green alga Acetabularia crenulata Lamouroux (Dasycladaceae, Dasycladales). Phycologia 15: 19-23.
Terborgh, J. & Thimann, K.V. (1964). Interactions between daylength and light intensity in the growth and chlorophyll content of Acetabularia crenulata. Planta 63: 83-98.
Terborgh, J.W. & Thimann, K.V. (1965). The control of development in Acetabularia crenulata by light. Planta 64: 241-253.
