Chondrophycus poiteaui (J.V.Lamouroux) K.W.Nam 1999

Publication Details
Chondrophycus poiteaui (J.V.Lamouroux) K.W.Nam 1999: 463

Published in: Nam, K.W. (1999). Morphology of Chondrophycus undulata and C. parvipapillata and its implications for the taxonomy of the Laurencia (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) complex. European Journal of Phycology 34: 455-468, 43 figs, 2 tables.

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Type 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 poiteaui (J.V.Lamouroux) Martin-Lescanne.

Source of Synonymy
Martin-Lescanne, J., Rousseau, F., De Reviers, B., Payri, C., Couloux, A. Cruaud, C. & Le Gall, L. (2010). Phylogenetic analyses of the Laurencia complex (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales) support recognition of five genera: Chondrophycus, Laurencia, Osmundea, Palisada and Yuzurua stat. nov.. European Journal of Phycology 45(1): 51-61.

Basionym
Fucus poiteaui J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Type locality: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; (Silva & al. 1996: 519) Type: CN; (Nam 1999: 463)

Eponomy
Named for Pierre Antoine Poiteau (1766-1854), French gardener, collector and botanical artist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 March 2013

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Nomenclatural note
This genus is treated as masculine according to the proposal to add -phycus to the two exceptions (-anthus and -chilus) in Art. 62.2 of I.C.B.N., accepted during the XVI International Botanical Congress (St. Louis, Missouri, 26-30 July 1999) (Furnari et al., 1999, citing Barrie & Greuter, 1999). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 March 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 March 2025

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