Chantransia occidentalis (Børgesen) De Toni 1924
Publication Details
Chantransia occidentalis (Børgesen) De Toni 1924: 69
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1924). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. VI. Florideae. Sectio V. Additamenta. pp. [i]-xi, [1]-767, frontispiece. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFType 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 barbadense (Vickers) Børgesen.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1998). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: first revision. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 116: [i]-iii, 1-155, 5 figs.
Basionym
Acrochaetium occidentale Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 100)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), western.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 24 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
