Chondria nidifica Harvey 1858

Publication Details
Chondria nidifica Harvey 1858: 125, pl. L.B.

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1858). Nereis boreali-americana: or, contributions to a history of the marine Algae of North America. Part III. Chlorospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 10(2): 1-140, pls 37-50.

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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 Neochondria nidifica (Harvey) S.Sutti, T.Abe, K.A.Miller & K.Kogame.

Source of Synonymy
Sutti, S., Tani, M., Yamagishi, Y., Abe, T., Miller, K.A. & Kogame, K. (2018). Neochondria gen. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), a segregate of Chondria including N. ammophila sp. nov. and N. nidifica comb. nov.. Phycologia 57(3): 262-272.

Type Information
Type locality: USA: possibly in vicinity of San Diego, California; (INA 1996) Type: Arthur C.V. Schott (Mexican Boundary Survey); 1851-1855; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 June 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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