Chantransia virgatula f. tenuissima Collins 1900
Publication Details
Chantransia virgatula f. tenuissima Collins 1900: no. 741
Published in: Collins, F.S., Holden, I. & Setchell, W.A. (1900). Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America. Vol. Fasc. XIV-XVI, Nos. 651-800. Malden, Massachusetts.
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 Acrochaetium tenuissimum (Collins) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 229-334.
Type Information
Type locality: San Pedro, California, U.S.A.; (Silva & al. 1996: 101) Type: FH; (Woelkerling 1971: 52) Notes: Material from the type collection is distributed in Phycotheca Boreali Americana, No. 741 (Woelkerling, 1971: 52). Collector: Miss S.P. Monks, Nov. 1898 (INA). Growing on Phyllospadix on the flats at the entrance to the harbor (Drew, 1928).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
