Acanthophora muscoides (Linnaeus) Bory 1828

Publication Details
Acanthophora muscoides (Linnaeus) Bory 1828: 156

Published in: Bory de St. Vincent, J.B. (1828). Botanique, Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 97-200. Paris: Bertrand.

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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.

Basionym
Fucus muscoides Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: Ascension Island; (Silva & al. 1996: 469) Type: LINN?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling a moss (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 November 2022

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Taxonomic note
According to Perrone et al. (2006: 37), several specimens identified as A. muscoides (from various locations) belong to A. spicifera or A. ramulosa. These specimens include the neotype selected by de Jong et al. (1999). See note for Chondria muscoides. Other observed herbarium samples should be assigned to A. dendroides or A. nayadiformis (Perrone et al., 2006: 39). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
The presence of this species in the Mediterranean requires confirmation (Garreta et al., in prep.). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 January 2025

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