Acrochaetium dasyae Collins 1906
Publication Details
Acrochaetium dasyae Collins 1906: 191
Published in: Collins, F.S. (1906). Acrochaetium and Chantransia in North America. Rhodora 8: 189-196.
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 dasyae (Collins) Stegenga, I.Mol, Prud'homme & Lokhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Stegenga, H., Mol, I., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Lokhorst, G.M. (1997). Checklist of the marine algae of the Netherlands. Gorteria Supplement 4: 3-57.
Type Information
Type locality: Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing on the genus Dasya.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 March 2017
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Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 53) records this species as being a synonym of Audouinella dasyae. According to John et al. (2003, 2004), Audouinella dasyae (Collins) Woelkerling is a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
