Chromastrum secundatum f. virgatulum (Harvey) Papenfuss 1945

Publication Details
Chromastrum secundatum f. virgatulum (Harvey) Papenfuss 1945

Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 229-334.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chromastrum is Chromastrum virgatulum (Harvey) Papenfuss.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.

Basionym
Callithamnion virgatulum Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Devonshire, England; (Harvey 1833: 349) Type: On Ceramium rubrum; TCD; Notes: Torquay, [Wales?]; embedded within a mica slide deposited at the herbarium of TCD (0011750) (Clayden & Saunders, 2014: 226).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with secund branching (Lewis & Short 1890).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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