Chondria obtusa (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Chondria obtusa (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817: xviii, 35

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chondria is Chondria tenuissima (Withering) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Basionym
Fucus obtusus Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Southern England (Hastings, Sussex; Devon; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 38) Lectotype: BM-K, ex Herb. Hudson; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 398) Notes: Undated, unlocalized Maggs & Hommersand (1993:308).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 March 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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