Cheilosporum elegans Areschoug 1852
Publication Details
Cheilosporum elegans Areschoug 1852: 546
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cheilosporum is Cheilosporum sagittatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Areschoug.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania cultrata (Harvey) Ji H.Kim, Guiry & H.-G.Choi.
Source of Synonymy
Kim, J.H., Guiry, M.D., Oak, J.H., Choi, D.-S., Kang, S.-H., Chung, H. & Choi, H.-G. (2007). Phylogenetic relationships within the tribe Janieae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological data: a reappraisal of Jania. Journal of Phycology 43: 1310-1319.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2012
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Taxonomic notes
Treated as a new name as the named basionym, Amphiroa elegans J.D. Hooker & Harvey, 1849 is a later homonym of Amphiroa elegans Sonder, 1845. - (01 July 2008) - G.M. Guiry
Silva et al. (1996: 229) cite Cheilosporum elegans (J. Hooker & Harvey) Areschoug as an accepted species and Womersley & Johansen in Womersley (1996: 315) cite it as a synonym of Cheilosporum sagittatum (Lamouroux) Areschoug. See above note. - (30 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 April 2025
