Pachyarthron cooperi (E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne 2007

Publication Details
Pachyarthron cooperi (E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne 2007: 231

Published in: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.

Publication date: 2007

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pachyarthron is Pachyarthron cretaceum (Postels & Ruprecht) Manza.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella dichotoma (Manza) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Hind, K. R., Gabrielson, P. W. & Saunders, G. W. (2014). Molecular-assisted alpha taxonomy reveals pseudocryptic diversity among species of Bossiella (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Phycologia 53(5): 443-456.

Basionym
Bossea cooperi E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva

Type Information
Type locality: Playa Rosarita, Baja California, Mexico; (Dawson 1953: 159) Holotype: N.C. Cooper (545); March 5, 1947; In protected tide pools; UC; AHFH(14521), LAM(500059) in UC(1859103) (Dawson 1953: 159) Notes: including slide 1412

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 August 2010 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 November 2015

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Craig Schneider in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025