Kylinia pulchella (Børgesen) Papenfuss 1947

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Nemaliophycidae
Order Acrochaetiales
Family Acrochaetiaceae
Genus Kylinia

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Publication details
Kylinia pulchella (Børgesen) Papenfuss 1947: 437

Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1947). Further contributions toward an understanding of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 433-447.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kylinia is Kylinia rosulata Rosenvinge.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium pulchellum Børgesen

Basionym
Acrochaetium pulchellum Børgesen

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Kylinia pulchella (Børgesen) Papenfuss)
Caribbean Islands: Virgin Islands (Taylor 1960).

Source of current name
Børgesen, F. (1915). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (1). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 1-80, Figs 1-86.

Key references
Garbary, D.J. (1987). The Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta): an annotated bibliography. Bibliotheca Phycologica 77: 1-267, 2 tables.

Created: 26 November 2002 by Wendy Guiry

Verified by: 27 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 January 2021.