Acanthophora aokii Okamura

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Rhodomelaceae
Tribe Chondrieae
Genus Acanthophora

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Publication details
Acanthophora aokii Okamura 1934: 35, pl. CCCXVIII [318]: figs 15-17

Original publication: Okamura, K. (1934). Icones of Japanese algae. Vol. 7 pp. 19-48 (English), 17-44 (Japanese), Plates CCCXI-CCCXXV. Tokyo.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acanthophora is Acanthophora thierryi J.V.Lamouroux.

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

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a Marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Taiwan (Perrone et al 2006: 38). Type: SAP (Perrone et al 2006: 38).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Acanthophora aokii Okamura)
Asia: Japan (Yoshida, Nakajima & Nakata 1990, Yoshida 1998, Perrone et al 2006), Taiwan (Perrone et al 2006, Anon. 2012).

South-east Asia: Philippines (Silva, Meñez & Moe 1987, Kraft et al. 1999).

Key references
Jong, Y.S.D.M. de, Hitipeuw, C. & Prud'Homme van Reine, W.F. (1999). A taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic study of the genus Acanthophora (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Blumea 44: 217-249.

Perrone, C., Cecere, E. & Furnari, G. (2006). Growth pattern assessment in the genus Acanthophora (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales). Phycologia 45: 37-43.

Xia, B.[M.] (2011). Flora algarum marinarum sinicarum Tomus II Rhodophyta No. VII Ceramiales Rhodomelaceae. pp. [i]-xxi, 1-212, pls I-XIII. Beijing: Science Press.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Acanthophora&species=aokii

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Acanthophora&Species=aokii

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 11 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 20 May 2013 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 738 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=4768

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:73021