Rhodochorton tetrasporum (D.J.Garbary & J.Rueness) Y.P.Lee & I.K.Lee 1988

Publication Details
Rhodochorton tetrasporum (D.J.Garbary & J.Rueness) Y.P.Lee & I.K.Lee 1988: 128

Published in: Lee, Y.-P. & Lee, I.K. (1988). Contribution to the generic classification of the Rhodochortaceae (Rhodophyta, Nemaliales). Botanica Marina 31: 119-131, 8 figs, 1 table.

Type Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema tetrasporum (Garbary & Rueness) Athanasiadis.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Taxonomisk litteratur och biogeografi av Skandinaviska rödalger och brunalger. pp. 1-280, 1 map. Göteborg: Algologia.

Basionym
Audouinella tetraspora Garbary & Rueness

Type Information
Type locality: Osund, Hordaland, Norway; (Athanasiadis 1996: 26) Type: on Bonnemaisonia asparagoides; BM;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), four-spored.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025