Colaconema tenuissimum (Collins) Woelkerling 1971
Publication Details
Colaconema tenuissimum (Collins) Woelkerling 1971: 51, fig. 21
Published in: Woelkerling, W.J. (1971). Morphology and taxonomy of the Audouinella complex (Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany (Suppl. 1): 1-91, 27 figs, 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Colaconema is Colaconema bonnemaisoniae Batters.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium tenuissimum (Collins) Papenfuss.
Basionym
Chantransia virgatula f. tenuissima Collins
Type Information
Type locality: San Pedro, California, U.S.A.; (Silva & al. 1996: 101) Type: FH; (Woelkerling 1971: 52) Notes: Material from the type collection is distributed in Phycotheca Boreali Americana, No. 741 (Woelkerling, 1971: 52). Collector: Miss S.P. Monks, Nov. 1898 (INA). Growing on Phyllospadix on the flats at the entrance to the harbor (Drew, 1928).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 31 July 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
