Acanthophora orientalis var. wightii (J.Agardh) Sonder

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Rhodomelaceae
Tribe Chondrieae
Genus Acanthophora

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Publication details
Acanthophora orientalis var. wightii (J.Agardh) Sonder 1879: 81

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acanthophora is Acanthophora thierryi J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen

Basionym
Acanthophora wightii J.Agardh

Type information
Type locality: India (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 471). Notes: LD and TCD (de Jong et al. , 1999: 140).

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), eastern.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Nomenclatural notes
De Jong et al. (1999: 140) cite the authority as J. Agardh ex Sonder 1879: 81.

Key references
Jong, Y.S.D.M. de, Hitipeuw, C. & Prud'Homme van Reine, W.F. (1999). A taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic study of the genus Acanthophora (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Blumea 44: 217-249.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Acanthophora&species=orientalis

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=Acanthophora&Species=orientalis

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 14 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 03 April 2006 by Wendy Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 629 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=17093

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.