Chondria pusilla (Stackhouse) W.J.Hooker 1821

Publication Details
Chondria pusilla (Stackhouse) W.J.Hooker 1821: 106

Published in: Hooker, W.J. (1821). Flora scotica; or a description of Scottish plants, arranged both according to the artificial and natural methods. In two parts. pp. Part I: [i]-x, [1]-292, Index to genera [1-4]; Part II: [1]-297, Index to the genera... [1-6]. London: Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor, Shoe-Lane, for Archibald Constable and Co.; Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., Cheapside, London.

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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 Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis.

Source of Synonymy
Le Jolis, A. (1863). Liste des algues marines de Cherbourg. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 10: 5-168, pls I-VI [1-6].

Basionym
Fucus pusillus Stackhouse

Type Information
Type locality: Sidmouth, Devon, England; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 129) Lectotype (provisional): BM; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 139)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 December 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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