Acrochaetium eastwoodiae (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Papenfuss 1945

Publication Details
Acrochaetium eastwoodiae (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Papenfuss 1945: 306 (as 'eastwoodae')

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 (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Rhodochorton eastwoodiae Setchell & N.L.Gardner

Type Information
Type locality: Isla Clarion, Islas Revillagigedo, Mexico; (Setchell & Gardner 1930: 166) Holotype: H.L. Mason No. 23; June, 1925; Growing on Dictyota masonii; UC; CAS(173637) in UC(2052694) (Setchell & Gardner 1930: 166)

Eponomy
Named for Alice Eastwood (1859-1953), Canadian-American Botanist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 June 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 September 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025