Chordaria divaricata C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Chordaria divaricata C.Agardh 1817: xii, 12

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 Chordaria is Chordaria flagelliformis (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphaerotrichia divaricata (C.Agardh) Kylin.

Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1940). Die Phaeophyceenordnung Chordariales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 36(9): 1-67, 30 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: "In sinu Codano"; Type: herb. alg. Agardh, LD?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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