Acanthophora

Acanthophora dendroides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceramiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Ceramiales

Familia: Rhodomelaceae
Tribus: Chondrieae
Genus: Acanthophora

Species: A. aokii – A. dendroides – A. muscoides – A. nayadiformis – A. pacifica – A. ramulosa – A. spicifera

Name

Acanthophora J.V.Lamouroux, 1813

• Type species: Lectotype: Acanthophora thierryi J.V.Lamouroux = Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen

• Lectotype designated by Schmitz, F. 1889: 447

Synonyms

• Acanthochondria Weber-van Bosse, 1910
  • Type species: Acanthochondria falkenbergii Weber-van Bosse

Homonyms

• Acanthophora Merrill, 1918, nom. illeg. (Araliaceae)

References

• Lamouroux, J.V.F. 1813. Essai sur les genres de la famille des thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 20: 21–47, 115–139, 267–293, pls 7–13. BHL Reference page. : 132
• Schmitz, F. 1889. Systematische Übersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen der Florideen. Flora oder Allgemeine botanische Zeitung 72: 435–456, pl. XXI. BHL Reference page. 
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Acanthophora. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 25 October 2017.

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