Acrochaetium candelabrum Børgesen

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Nemaliophycidae
Order Acrochaetiales
Family Acrochaetiaceae
Genus Acrochaetium

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Publication details
Acrochaetium candelabrum Børgesen 1942: 8-10, figs. 1, 2

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1942). Some marine algae from Mauritius. III. Rhodophyceae. Part 1. Porphyridiales, Bangiales, Nemalionales. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser 17(5): 64, 27 figs, 2 plates.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

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

Taxonomic notes
Stegenga & Kemperman (1983: 71) suggest that this entity may be part of Rhodochorton ryukyuense Nakamura.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Tamarin Bay, Mauritius (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 96).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Acrochaetium candelabrum Børgesen)
Africa: Mauritius (Børgesen 1942, Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 December 2019.