Acrochaetium macounii (Collins) Hamel 1927
Publication Details
Acrochaetium macounii (Collins) Hamel 1927: 90
Published in: Hamel, G. (1927). Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg. Published Ph.D. thesis. pp. i-v, 1-117, 47 figs. Saint-Lô: Imprimerie R. Jaqueline, rue des Images, 23.
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 Colaconema macounii (Collins) P.W.Gabrielson.
Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W., Widdowson, T.B., Lindstrom, S.C., Hawkes, M.W. & Scagel, R.F. (2000). Keys to the benthic marine algae and seagrasses of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska, Washington and Oregon Phycological Contribution No. 5. pp. [i]-iv, 1-189. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Department of Botany.
Basionym
Chantransia macounii Collins
Type Information
Type locality: Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island; (INA 1996) Type: John Macoun; on Haplogloia andersonii; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2009
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Nomenclatural note
Combination independently proposed by G.M. Smith (1944: 181) - (25 September 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
