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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Acinetospora Bornet
1892; 4 of 11 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically
(Guiry and Guiry 2016) Order
Ectocarpales; Family Acinetosporaceae Synonym Feldmannia |
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Morphology:
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Uniseriate filaments up to 8 cm tall, plurilocular sporangia. Epilithic
or epiphytic. More online. |
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Habitat:
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Marine,
temperate to subtropical. Reported from Florida, North Carolina, Bermuda, the
Atilles, Gulf of Mexico, Scotland, Mediterranean,
south Africa, Japan, and Australia (Dawes and Mathieson 2007). |
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References:
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Bornet, E. 1892. Note sur quelques
Ectocarpus.Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 38: 353-372. Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson 2008. Seaweeds
of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). Guiry, M.D., and
G.M. Guiry 2016. AlgaeBase.
World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2016. |
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