Rhodochorton arcuatum Drew 1928

Publication Details
Rhodochorton arcuatum Drew 1928: 165, pl. 37, figs 1-3

Published in: Drew, K.M. (1928). A revision of the genera Chantransia, Rhodocorton and Acrochaetium with descriptions of the marine species of Rhodochorton (Naeg.) gen. emend. on the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Botany 14: 139-224, pls 37-48.

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Type Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium arcuatum (K.M.Drew) C.K.Tseng.

Type Information
Type locality: Moss Beach, San Mateo County, California; (Drew 1928: 165) Holotype: Drew, no. 1037; on Pterosiphonia bipinnata; UC; 294558 (Drew 1928: 165)

Origin of Species Name
Participle A, curved, like a bow (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 July 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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