Rhodochorton tenuissimum (Collins) Drew 1928
Publication Details
Rhodochorton tenuissimum (Collins) Drew 1928: 170, pl. 38, figs 26, 27
Published in: Drew, K.M. (1928). A revision of the genera Chantransia, Rhodocorton and Acrochaetium with descriptions of the marine species of Rhodochorton (Naeg.) gen. emend. on the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Botany 14: 139-224, pls 37-48.
Request PDFType 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 Acrochaetium tenuissimum (Collins) Papenfuss.
Basionym
Chantransia virgatula f. tenuissima Collins
Type Information
Type locality: San Pedro, California, U.S.A.; (Silva & al. 1996: 101) Type: FH; (Woelkerling 1971: 52) Notes: Material from the type collection is distributed in Phycotheca Boreali Americana, No. 741 (Woelkerling, 1971: 52). Collector: Miss S.P. Monks, Nov. 1898 (INA). Growing on Phyllospadix on the flats at the entrance to the harbor (Drew, 1928).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 08 August 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
