Chondria boryana Bornet 1892
Publication Details
Chondria boryana Bornet 1892: 303 (as 'Boryana')
Published in: Bornet, E. (1892). Les algues de P.-K.-A. Schousboe. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg 28: 165-376, pls I-III.
Request PDFType 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 Chondria mediterranea (Kützing) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2017). Resolving the status of Chondria boryana (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae algarum 35: 1-7, 3 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Marseille, France; (Bornet 1892: 303) Lectotype: P.K.A. Schousboe; June 1820; PC; 0571188 (Wynne 2017: fig. 1)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 September 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Laurencia boryana J.Agardh, the supposed basionym, is illegitimate as it was superfluous at the time of publication [INA]. Name also introduced by De Toni (1903: 833). Treated as a new name in accordance with Art 58.1 of the Melbourne Code. - (02 March 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
