Chromastrum microfilum (C.-C.Jao) Stegenga & Mol, nom. inval. 1979
Publication Details
Chromastrum microfilum (C.-C.Jao) Stegenga & Mol, nom. inval. 1979: 300, 305
Published in: Stegenga, H. & Mulder, A.S. (1979). Remarks on the Audouinella microscopica (Näg.) Woelkerling complex, with a brief survey of the genus Chromastrum Papenfuss (Rhodophyta, Nemaliales). Acta Botanica Neerlandica 28: 289-311.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chromastrum is Chromastrum virgatulum (Harvey) Papenfuss.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium microfilum C.-C.Jao.
Source of Synonymy
Jao, C.-C. (1936). New Rhodophyceae from Woods Hole. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 63: 237-257, pls 10-13.
Basionym
Acrochaetium microfilum C.-C.Jao
Type Information
Type locality: Norton Point, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts; (Jao 1936: 240) Type: 3 August 1934; Found on Polysiphonia fibrillosa together with several other species of Acrochaetium; MICH; (Jao 1936: 240) Notes: Type in C.-C. Jao collections and Herb. Univ. Mich., Woods Hole No. 274.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 February 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 24 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid, fide INA. - (24 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
