Rhodosaccion fastigiatum (Bory) Montagne 1854

Publication Details
Rhodosaccion fastigiatum (Bory) Montagne 1854: 324

Published in: Montagne, C. (1854). Botanica. Tomo octavo. Flora Chileana. Plantas cellulares. Tomo segundo. Algas. In: Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicata bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno.... (Gay, C. Eds) Vol. 8, pp. 257-389. Paris & Santiago: Paris: en casa del autor. Chile: en el museo de historia natural de Santiago.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodosaccion is Chaetangium saccatum J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nothogenia fastigiata (Bory) P.G.Parkinson.

Basionym
Halymenia fastigiata Bory

Type Information
Type locality: Îles Malouines [Falkland Islands]; (Dumont d'Urville 1825: 22) Holotype: PC; ? (Huisman & Womersley 2006: 91) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (2006: 91) note that the holotype is presumably in PC, but cannot presently be located (B. de Reviers, pers. comm., 9 May 2006). Fragments in LD (Herb. Agardh 32591)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 February 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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