Chondrus elatus Holmes 1896

Publication Details
Chondrus elatus Holmes 1896: 252, pl. 9: fig. 1

Published in: Holmes, E.M. (1896). New marine algae from Japan. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 31: 248-260, pls VII-XII.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chondrus is Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Enoshima, Japan; (Holmes 1896: 252) Type: Ohkuba, No. 30; (Holmes 1896: 252) Notes: E.M. Holmes's seaweed material is deposited in the Natural History Museum (BM) and the type is probably located there.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tall.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Growing on rocks between tide marks (Mikami 1965: 256).

Created: 10 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 June 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 November 2024

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