Chantransia secundata (Lyngbye) Thuret 1863
Current name:
Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli
Finavarra, Co. Clare, Ireland; epipthytic on the older parts of Palmaria palmata. - 04 August 2004. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Chantransia secundata (Lyngbye) Thuret 1863: 106
Published in: 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].
Type 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 secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Nägeli, C. & Cramer, C. (1858). Die Stärkekörner: Morphologische, physiologische, chemisch-physicalische und systematisch-botanische Monographie. Pflanzenphysiologische Untersuchungen. 2. Heft. pp. [i]-x, [1]-623, pls XI-XXVI. Zürich: bei Fredrich Schultness.
Basionym
Callithamnion daviesii var. secundatum Lyngbye
Type Information
Type locality: Kvivig, Faeroe Is; (Womersley 1994: 48) Type: on "Conferva rupestris"; C; (Womersley 1994: 48) Notes: Dawson (1953: 32) notes holotype not designated, but represented by Lyngbye's original specimen in the Botanical Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with secund branching (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024