Chondria atropurpurea Harvey 1853
Current name:
Chondria atropurpurea Harvey
Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler and M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon: A Floristic Inventory and Field Guide. OffShore Graphics, Inc., Washington, DC, 298 pp. 584 distributed by Harbor BDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Chondria atropurpurea Harvey 1853: 22, pl. XVIIIE: figs 1-3
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chondria is Chondria tenuissima (Withering) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "HAB. Sullivan's Island, Charleston, Prof. L. R. Gibbes, W. H. H. Apalachichola, Mr. Hooper, (97.) (v. v.)" [Charleston, South Carolina; Apalachicola, Florida, USA]; (Harvey 1853: 22)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), black-purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
