Acanthophora ramulosa Lindenberg ex Kützing 1843
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Rhodomelaceae
Tribe Chondrieae
Genus Acanthophora
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Long Reef, Western Australia. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

Acanthophora ramulosa Lindenberg ex Kützing Long Reef, Western Australia
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Publication details
Acanthophora ramulosa Lindenberg ex Kützing 1843: 437
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus. Download PDF
Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acanthophora is Acanthophora thierryi J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type information
Type locality: Angola (de Jong, Hitipeuw & Prud'Homme van Reine 1999: 136). Holotype: L 939.6-14 (de Jong, Hitipeuw & Prud'Homme van Reine 1999: 136). Notes: Isotypes in HBG and C.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acanthophora muscoides var. ramosissima Sonder
Chondria ramosissima Lindenberg
Chondria ramulosa Lindenberg 1839
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Key references
Huisman, J.M. (2018). Algae of Australia. Marine benthic algae of north-western Australia. 2. Red algae. pp. [i]-xii, 1-672, 189 figs. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing.
Huisman, J.M. (2019). Marine plants of Australia Revised edition. pp. [i]-xviii, [1]-435, numerous col. figs. Crawley Western Australia: UWA Publishing.
Jong, Y.S.D.M. de, Hitipeuw, C. & Prud'Homme van Reine, W.F. (1999). A taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic study of the genus Acanthophora (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Blumea 44: 217-249.
Perrone, C., Cecere, E. & Furnari, G. (2006). Growth pattern assessment in the genus Acanthophora (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales). Phycologia 45: 37-43.
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