Chiracanthia arborea (Harvey) Falkenberg 1897

Publication Details
Chiracanthia arborea (Harvey) Falkenberg 1897: 441

Published in: Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Chiracanthia.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Acanthophora arborea Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: "Rocks: at low water-mark, in the Tamar, above Georgetown, W. H. H." [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 296) Holotype: W.H. Harvey; TCD; Herb. Harvey Alg Aust. Exsicc. 140 I (Womersley 2003: 235) Notes: Harvey cited "Alg Aust. Exsicc. 140", a single gathering, and the example in TCD is surely the holotype with isotypes distributed elsewhere, such MEL, 1554626 and elsewhere. Womersley (2003) seems to have unnecessarily designated a lectotype.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tree-like.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Usually in moderately deep water (Womersley 2003).

Created: 24 September 2003 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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