Chordaria multifida Lyngbye 1819
Publication Details
Chordaria multifida Lyngbye 1819: 51
Published in: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chordaria is Chordaria flagelliformis (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nemalion multifidum (Lyngbye) Chauvin.
Source of Synonymy
Le Gall, L. & Saunders, G.W. (2010). Establishment of a DNA-barcode library for the Nemaliales (Rhodophyta) from Canada and France uncovers overlooked diversity in the species Nemalion helminthoides (Velley) Batters. Cryptogamie Algologie 31(4): 403-421.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cleft into many parts (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 August 2021
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Nomenclatural note
The supposed basionym, Rivularia multifida Weber & Mohr, i804, is an invalid pre-starting-point name. -- M.J. Wynne - (24 September 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
