Chantransia prolifera (Roth) Chevallier 1836

Publication Details
Chantransia prolifera (Roth) Chevallier 1836: 679

Published in: Chevallier, F.F. (1836). Flore générale des environs de Paris, selon la méthode naturelle. Description de toutes les plantes agames, cryptogames et phanérogames qui y croissent spontanément; leurs propriétés, leurs usage dans la médecine, les arts, et l'économie domestique; avec une classification naturelle des agames et des cryptogames, basée sur l'organisation de ces végétaux et accompagnée de dix-huit tableaux iconographiques formant uix genera propre a en rendre l'étude plus facile. Seconde édition, corrigée et augmentée. pp. i-xxiv, 1-680, 14 pls. Paris: Ferra, Libraire-Éditeur, rue des Grands Augustins, no. 23.

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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 Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing.

Basionym
Conferva prolifera Roth

Type Information
Type locality: "in mare Corsicam"; (Roth 1797: 183) Neotype [Trieste, Adriatic Sea; designated Hoek 1963: 208]: L; 937.264.23 (Hoek 1963: 208) Notes: The type is seemingly lost (Womersley 1984).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 02 May 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2024

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