Acrochaetium variabile (K.M.Drew) G.M.Smith 1944
Publication Details
Acrochaetium variabile (K.M.Drew) G.M.Smith 1944: 179
Published in: Smith, G.M. (1944). Marine algae of the Monterey Peninsula California. pp. [i]-ix, [1]-622, 98 pls. Stanford & London: Stanford University Press; Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema variabile (K.M.Drew) J.N.Norris.
Basionym
Rhodochorton variabile K.M.Drew
Type Information
Type locality: Cypress Point, Monterey Co., California, U.S.A; (Ricker 1987) Type: Gardner No. 4659; December 1920; on Laminaria andersonii; UC; 266281 (Drew 1928: 174)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024