Acetabularia mediterranea J.V.Lamouroux
Publication details
Acetabularia mediterranea J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 249, nom. illeg.
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 currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Acetabularia acetabulum (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Acetabularia mediterranea J.V.Lamouroux)
Europe: Adriatic (Ercegovic 1980), France (Feldmann 1937, Augier, Boudouresque & Laborel 1971, Coppejans 1972, Dubois 1972), Greece (Diannelidis 1953, Haritonidis & Tsekos 1976, Tsekos & Haritonidis 1977), Turkey (Europe) (Güven & Öztig 1971).
Source of synonymy
Berger, S., Fettweiss, U., Gleissberg, S., Liddle, L.B., Richter, U., Sawitzky, H. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2003). 18S rDNA phylogeny and evaluation of cap development in Polyphysaceae (formerly Acetabulariaceae; Dasyladales, Chlorophyta). Phycologia 42: 506-561.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Acetabularia&species=mediterranea
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Acetabularia&Species=mediterranea
Created: 11 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 2680 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Bonotto, S. & Kirchmann, R. (1981). Radiobiology of normal and branched Acetabularia mediterranea. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 8: 147-153.
De, D.N. & Berger, S. (1990). Karyology of Acetabularia mediterranea. Protoplasma 155: 19-28.
Fromme, R., Renger, G. & Schmid, S. (1989). Organization of the PSII core of Acetabularia mediterranea grown in red or blue light. British Phycological Journal 24: 304.
Green, B.R. (1973). Evidence for the occurrence of meiosis before cyst formation in Acetabularia mediterranea (Chlorophyceae, Siphonales). Phycologia 12: 233-235, 1 table.
Ito, T. (1900 '1899'). Notes on Acetabularia mediterranea, Lamour. from the Luchu Islands. Hedwigia 38: 184-186.
Lüttke, A. (1988). The lack of chloroplast DNA in Acetabularia mediterranea (acetabulum) (Chlorophyceae): A reinvestigation. Journal of Phycology 24: 173-180, 12 figs.
Matzke, M.A., Matzke, A.J.M. & Neuhaus, G. (1988). Cell age-related differences in the interaction of a potential-sensitive fluorescent dye with nuclear envelopes of Acetabularia mediterranea. Pl. Cell Environ. 11: 157-163.
Menzel, D. (1981). Development and fine structure of plugs in the cap rays of Acetabularia acetabulum (mediterranea) (L.) Silva (Dasycladales). Phycologia 20: 56-64, 21 figs.
Neuhaus-Url, G. & Schweiger, H.-G. (1984). The lid forming apparatus in cysts of the green alga Acetabularia mediterranea. Protoplasma 122: 120-124.
Percival, E. & Smestad, B. (1971). Biosynthetic studies with 14C on the low molecular weight carbohydrates of Acetabularia mediterranea. British Phycological Journal 6: 271.
Puiseux-Dao, S. & Dazy, A.-C. (1970). La population plastidale chez l'Acetabularia mediterranea: ultrastructure et réplication de l'unité plastidale, croissance de la population et contrôle nucléaire de cette croissance. Bulletin. Société Phycologique de France 15: 80-81.
Stieger, M., Neuhaus, G., Momma, T., Schell, J. & Kreuzaler, F. (1991). Self assembly of immunoglobulins in the cytoplasm of the alga Acetabularia mediterranea. Plant Sci 73(2): 181-190.
Woodcock, C.L.F. & Miller, G.J. (1973). Ultrastructural features of the life cycle of Acetabularia mediterranea I. Gametogenesis. Protoplasma 77: 313-329.
Woodcock, C.L.F. & Miller, G.J. (1973). Ultrastructural features of the life cycle of Acetabularia mediterranea II. Events associated with the division of the primary nucleus and the formation of cysts. Protoplasma 77: 331-341.
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Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
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Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.
