Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Acrosymphyton firmum M.W.Hawkes
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Leigh Marine Reserve, "Table Top Rock"
Field Collection Date
19 Dec 1979
Field Collection Notes
ISOTYPE of Acrosymphyton firmum M.W.Hawkes, Journal of Phycology 18: 448, 1982.
Growing subtidally (-9 to -13 m) on cobble in area of surge. Female. Spring-summer annual, infrequent. Sea surface temperature 18° C, S% 35. Assoc. with Hummbrella hydra Earle, Scinaia firma Levring, and Delisea compressa Levring.
Ex Leigh Marine Laboratory Herbarium, University of Auckland
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.27256, 174.80706
174.80706, 174.80706
Last Update
10 May 2023
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