Acetabularia crenulata var. monodisca Børgesen 1936
Publication Details
Acetabularia crenulata var. monodisca Børgesen 1936: 65, fig. 2
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1936). Some marine algae from Ceylon. Ceylon Journal of Science Section A Botany 12: 57-96, 12 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acetabularia is Acetabularia acetabulum (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acetabularia monodisca (Børgesen) Deshaprema & Dissanayake.
Source of Synonymy
Deshaprema, S. & Dissanayake, S. (2025). Acetabularia monodisca, comb. et stat. nov. (Polyphysaceae): A taxonomic reclassification of an umbrella alga from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, with a key to Acetabularia species in the Indian Subcontinent. Phytotaxa 693(3): 245–254, 6 figures, 1 table, Appendix.
Type Information
Type locality: "Kankesanturai (E.C.T. Holsinger)" [Jaffna, Sri Lanka]; (Børgesen 1936: 67) Holotype: E.C.T. Holsinger; April 1929; C; A-100359 (Deshaprema & Dissanayake 2025: 248)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 July 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 15 March 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
