Chantransia lorrain-smithiae Lyle 1920

Publication Details
Chantransia lorrain-smithiae Lyle 1920: 13, fig. 1a-d (as 'Lorrain-Smithiae')

Published in: Lyle, L. (1920). The marine algae of Guernsey. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 58(Supplement): 1-53.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chantransia is Chantransia nigricans De Candolle.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium lorrain-smithiae (Lyle) L.Newton.

Source of Synonymy
Newton, L. (1931). A handbook of the British seaweeds. pp. [i]-xiii, 1-478, 270 figs. London: The Trustees of the British Museum, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, S.W.7.

Type Information
Type locality: Guernsey, Channel Islands; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 100) Provisional lectotype: on stipes of Saccorhiza polyschides (epitype) Lyle; November 1912; BM; Slide No. 3679 (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 100)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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