Acrosorium fragile W.R.Taylor 1945

Publication Details
Acrosorium fragile W.R.Taylor 1945: 285, pl. 95: fig. 2 (as 'Acrosorium (?) fragile')

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Acrosorium is Acrosorium aglaophylloides Zanardini ex Kützing.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Academy Bay, I. Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 285) Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-317; 20 January 1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 285) Notes: Type dredged off Academy Bay.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 June 2004 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 September 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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