Chondria capillaris (Hudson) M.J.Wynne 1991
Current name:
Chondria capillaris (Hudson) M.J.Wynne
Fleet, Dorset, England - 21 August 2013. Francis Bunker (fbunker@marineseen.com)
Publication Details
Chondria capillaris (Hudson) M.J.Wynne 1991: 317
Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1991). A change in the name of the type of Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Taxon 40: 316-318.
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.
Basionym
Ulva capillaris Hudson
Type Information
Neotype locality: "The Lookout", Weymouth, Dorset; (Wynne 1991: 480) Neotype: Samuel Goodenough; BM; (Wynne 1991: 480)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), capillary, hair-like, thread-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
