Actinotrichia rigida (J.V.Lamouroux) Decaisne 1842

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Nemaliophycidae
Order Nemaliales
Suborder Galaxaurineae
Family Galaxauraceae
Genus Actinotrichia

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Publication details
Actinotrichia rigida (J.V.Lamouroux) Decaisne 1842: 118

Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Actinotrichia.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Børgesen

Basionym
Galaxaura rigida J.V.Lamouroux

Type information
Type locality: "la mer des Indes" (Silva & al. 1996: 105).

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1973).

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

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)

Source of current name
Børgesen, F. (1932). A revision of Forsskål's algae mentioned in Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica and found in his herbarium in the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 8(2): 1-14, 4 figs, 1 plate.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 22 December 2006 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2021.