Colaconema botryocarpum (Harvey) Stegenga 1985
Publication Details
Colaconema botryocarpum (Harvey) Stegenga 1985: 317, fig. 19 (as 'botryocarpa')
Published in: Stegenga, H. (1985). The marine Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta) of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 51: 291-330, 25 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Colaconema is Colaconema bonnemaisoniae Batters.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema caespitosum (J.Agardh) Jackelman, Stegenga & J.J.Bolton.
Basionym
Callithamnion botryocarpum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 95) Holotype: not in TCD; Harvey No. 324, travelling collection (Woelkerling 1971: 38) Notes: TCD; Collector: W.H. Harvey (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), literally, grape-like fruit (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 March 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
