Acanthococcus acicularis (J.Agardh) J.Agardh 1852

Publication Details
Acanthococcus acicularis (J.Agardh) J.Agardh 1852: 436

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 1. pp. 337 [bis]-351 [bis] 352-506. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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Publication date: Jan-Jun

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acanthococcus is Acanthococcus antarcticus Hooker f. & Harvey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mychodea acicularis (J.Agardh) Kraft.

Basionym
Cystoclonium aciculare J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad occidentales Novae Hollandiae oras." [New Holland: Australia]; (Agardh 1849: 87) Lectotype: LD; herb. alg. Agardh 33993 (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 462) Notes: "Type: Ad litus mari inundatum penins. Levevre, Dec. 16 1847, F. Mueller s.n. (lecto, here designated: MEL0044483; isolecto: MEL5163780–82)." (Kraft & Saunder 2017: 241); however, Kraft & Womersley (1994: 462) had already designated LD 33993 as lectotype and this cannot be superseded.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), acicular, i.e., narrow, stiff, pointed like a needle (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 July 2009

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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