Acanthophora delilei J.V.Lamouroux, nom. inval. 1813
Publication Details
Acanthophora delilei J.V.Lamouroux, nom. inval. 1813: 132 (as 'delilii')
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Request PDFPublication date: 1813
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acanthophora is Acanthophora thierryi J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acanthophora nayadiformis (Delile) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: "Lamouroux (1813: 132) proposed the name Acanthophora delilei ('delilii') as a substitute for Fucus nayadiformis Delile, a manuscript name that he considered unsuitable. Delile's name was published-subsequently in 1813 or 1814. Because Lamouroux provided neither a description nor an illustration, A. delilei cannot be considered a validly published name of a new species. The epithet delilei thus dates from its use by C. Agardh in the genus Chondria, but the inclusion of F. nayadiformis in the synonymy renders Chondria delilei a superfluous name. The epithet delilii was corrected to delilei by Trevisan (1845: 15). Delile's spelling of the epithet has been changed by some subsequent authors to najadiformis or naiadiformis. Whether nayadiformis is to be considered a correctable orthographic error is equivocal, as there is no relevant example in the ICBN. We retain the original spelling." (Silva & al. 1996: 469). - (28 February 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 July 2025
