Acrochaetium penetrale (Drew) Papenfuss 1945
Publication Details
Acrochaetium penetrale (Drew) Papenfuss 1945: 316
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.
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 Acrochaetium vagum (K.M.Drew) C.-C.Jao.
Basionym
Rhodochorton penetrale Drew
Type Information
Type locality: La Jolla, California, USA; (Drew 1928: 187) Holotype: Gardner, no. 5023; host: Sertularia furcata; UC; 294550 (Drew 1928: 187)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 June 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Nomenclatural note
Combination also proposed by Taylor (1945: 134). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 135) lists this species as a currently accepted name. Taylor (1945) cites this as Acrochaetium penetrale (Drew) Taylor, prox. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
