Chondrophycus iridescens (M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine) D.J.Garbary & J.T.Harper 1998
Publication Details
Chondrophycus iridescens (M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine) D.J.Garbary & J.T.Harper 1998: 195
Published in: Garbary, D.J. & Harper, J.T. (1998). A phylogenetic analysis of the Laurencia complex (Rhodomelaceae) of the red algae. Cryptogamie Algologie 19: 185-200.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chondrophycus is Chondrophycus cartilagineus (Yamada) Garbary & J.T.Harper.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Yuzurua iridescens (M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine) Sentíes & M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Sentíes, Wynne, M.J., Cassano, V., Díaz-Larrea, J., Gil-Rodríguez, M.C. & Fuji, M.T. (2015). Yuzurua iridescens (M.J. Wynne & D.L. Ballantine) comb. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the Caribbean Sea: morphological and molecular evidence. Brazilian Journal of Botany 38(3): 605-613, 3 figures, 2 tables.
Basionym
Laurencia iridescens M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine
Type Information
Type locality: Les Alizes, southeast of Moule, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies; (Wynne & Ballantine 1991: 395) Holotype: M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine; 23 February 1987; in the midlittoral zone on an exposed limestone pavement; MICH; Wynne 8278 [=Ballantine 2675] (Wynne & Ballantine 1991: 395)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 January 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
