Acrochaetium amahatanum Kumano 1978
Publication Details
Acrochaetium amahatanum Kumano 1978: 105, figs 1-8
Published in: Kumano, S. (1978). Occurrence of a new freshwater species of the genus Acrochaetium, Rhodophyta, in Japan. Japanese Journal of Phycology 26: 105-108, 8 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Audouinella amahatana (Kumano) Garbary.
Source of Synonymy
Garbary, D.J. (1987). The Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta): an annotated bibliography. Bibliotheca Phycologica 77: [1]-267, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: "Okusawa-dani, Amahata, Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan"; (Kumano 1978: 105) Holotype: S. Kumano; 1 December 1973; Herbarium of Faculty of Science, Kobe University; (Kumano 1978: 105)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2022
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Distributional note
Known only from the type locality in Japan (Vis & Necchi 2021: 99). - (12 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
