Acanthopeltis hirsuta (Okamura) S.Shimada, T.Horiguchi & Masuda 1999
Publication Details
Acanthopeltis hirsuta (Okamura) S.Shimada, T.Horiguchi & Masuda 1999: 539
Published in: Shimada, S., Horiguchi, T. & Masuda, M. (1999). Phylogenetic affinities of genera Acanthopeltis and Yatabella (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) inferred from molecular analyses. Phycologia 38: 528-540, 15 figs, 3 tables.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Acanthopeltis is Acanthopeltis japonica Okamura.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium hirsutum (Okamura) G.H.Boo & R.Terada.
Source of Synonymy
Boo, G.H., Le Gall, L., Miller, K.A., Freshwater, D.W., Wernberg, T., Terada, R., Yoon, K.J. & Boo, S.M. (2016). A novel phylogeny of the Gelidiales (Rhodophyta) based on five genes
including the nuclear CesA, with descriptions of Orthogonacladia gen.
nov. and Orthogonacladiaceae fam. nov. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 101: 359-372, 6 figs.
Basionym
Yatabella hirsuta Okamura
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Oryusako, Miyazaki PrefectureType; (INA 1996) Lectotype (fide Shimada et al., 1999: 537, fig.11): Okamura; 13.vii.1899; Herb. Okamura, SAP; (INA 1996) Notes: Cited as holotype in Shimada et al., 1999.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hairy.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 September 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2025
