Audouinella ralfsiae (Børgesen) G.R.South & Tittley 1986

Publication Details
Audouinella ralfsiae (Børgesen) G.R.South & Tittley 1986: 37 (as 'ralfsii')

Published in: South, G.R. & Tittley, I. (1986). A checklist and distributional index of the benthic marine algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. pp. [1]–76. London and St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada: British Museum (Natural History) and Huntsman Marine Laboratory.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Audouinella is Audouinella miniata Bory.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium ralfsiae Børgesen.

Source of Synonymy
Garbary, D.J. (1987). The Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta): an annotated bibliography. Bibliotheca Phycologica 77: [1]-267, 2 tables.

Basionym
Acrochaetium ralfsiae Børgesen

Type Information
Type locality: Easter Island; (Athanasiadis 1996: 27) Type: on Ralfsia expansa; C?;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 May 2024

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Nomenclatural note
The original epithet was "ralfsiae" (growing on the crustose genus Ralfsia) appears to be an hornorific for a female person called Ralfs, but it is not correctable to "ralfsii". - (03 May 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025