Acanthococcus ewingii Harvey, nom. illeg. 1860
Current name: Mychodea hamata Harvey
Publication Details
Acanthococcus ewingii Harvey, nom. illeg. 1860: pl. 141
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1860). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 3. pp. viii, pls CXXI-CLXXX (with text). London: Lovell Reeve & Co..
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 hamata Harvey.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024