Chromastrum infestans (Howe & Hoyt) Papenfuss 1945

Publication Details
Chromastrum infestans (Howe & Hoyt) Papenfuss 1945: 324

Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 229-334.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chromastrum is Chromastrum virgatulum (Harvey) Papenfuss.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema infestans (M.Howe & Hoyt) Woelkerling.

Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. (1973). The Audouinella complex (Rhodophyta) in the western Sargasso Sea. Rhodora 75: 78-101, 8 figs.

Basionym
Acrochaetium infestans M.Howe & Hoyt

Type Information
Type locality: Beaufort, North Carolina, U.S.A.; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 99) Lectotype: NY; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 99)

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), infesting, attacking (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 October 2024

 
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