Acrochaetium grateloupiae E.Y.Dawson 1950

Publication Details
Acrochaetium grateloupiae E.Y.Dawson 1950: 153, figs. 22-23

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1950). Notes on Pacific coast marine algae, IV. American Journal of Botany 37: 149-158, 29 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Bahia Bocochibampo, near Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.; (Dawson 1950: 153) Holotype: Dawson (1765a); May, 16, 1946; endophytic in Gracilara hancockii ; UC; AHFH(4956), LAM(500013) in UC(1839085) (Dawson 1950: 153)

Origin of Species Name
, resembling, or growing on or in species of the genus Grateloupia

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 June 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 14 January 2025

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Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 210) lists this species as a problematic and excluded species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025

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