Pachyarthron chiloense (Decaisne) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne 2007
Publication Details
Pachyarthron chiloense (Decaisne) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne 2007: 231
Published in: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.
Publication date: 2007
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pachyarthron is Pachyarthron cretaceum (Postels & Ruprecht) Manza.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella chiloensis (Decaisne) H.W.Johansen.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Millar, A.J.K., Harvey, A. & Baba, M. (2008). Recognition of Pachyarthron and Bossiella as distinct genera in the Corallinaceae, subfamily Corallinoideae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 265-293.
Basionym
Amphiroa chiloensis Decaisne
Type Information
Type locality: Chile: Cucaco, Isla Chiloé; (INA 1996) Type: Gay; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 August 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2015
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Nomenclatural note
Schneider & Wynne (2007) support the use of the genus Pachyarthron for this species but Woelkerling et al. (2008) recognize Bossiella. - (25 August 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Craig Schneider in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
