Pachyarthron sagittatum (E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Corallinophycidae
Order Corallinales
Family Corallinaceae
Subfamily Corallinoideae
Genus Pachyarthron

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Publication details
Pachyarthron sagittatum (E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva) 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 dichotoma (Manza) P.C.Silva

Basionym
Bossea sagittata E.Y.Dawson & P.C.Silva

Type information
Type locality: South Island, Los Coronados, Baja California, Mexico (Dawson 1953: 158). Holotype: Silva; Feb. 26, 1949; Lower littoral rocks. UC Silva 4880 (Dawson 1953: 158). Notes: Dawson (1953: 158) Isotype is in HAHF.

Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), saggitate, shaped like an arrow-head with two equal sharp basal lobes directed downwards (Stearn 1973).

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

General environment
This is a marine species.

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
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.

Created: 19 August 2010 by Wendy Guiry

Verified by: 18 November 2015 by Craig Schneider

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Craig Schneider in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 December 2019.