Acrocladus mediterraneus Nägeli 1847
Publication details
Acrocladus mediterraneus Nägeli 1847: 166
Published in: Nägeli, C. (1847). Die neuern Algensysteme und Versuch zur Begründung eines eigenen Systems der Algen und Florideen. Neue Denkschriften der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten 9(2): 1-275, pls I-X.
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Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Acrocladus.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lychaete pellucida (Hudson) M.J.Wynne
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
1847: 164, pl. IV: figs 23-37 (INA). - (26 Jan 2017) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: Italy: Gulf of Naples: Ischia I. (Index Nominum Algarum).
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Source of current name
Boedeker, C., Leliaert, F. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2016). Molecular phylogeny of the Cladophoraceae (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae) with the resurrection of Acrocladus Nägeli and Willeella Børgesen, and the description of Lurbica gen. nov. and Pseudorhizoclonium gen. nov. Journal of Phycology 52(6): 905-928.
Key references
Cormaci, M., Furnari, G., & Alongi, G. (2014). Flora marina bentonica del Mediterraneo: Chlorophyta. Bollettino dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali di Catania 47: 11-436.
Created: 14 July 2007 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 15 August 2017 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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