Rhodochorton thuretii (Bornet) K.M.Drew 1928
Publication Details
Rhodochorton thuretii (Bornet) K.M.Drew 1928: 152
Published in: Drew, K.M. (1928). A revision of the genera Chantransia, Rhodochorton and Acrochaetium with descriptions of the marine species of Rhodochorton (Naeg.) gen. emend. on the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Botany 14: 139-224, pls 37-48.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Rhodochorton is Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grania efflorescens (J.Agardh) Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Basionym
Chantransia efflorescens var. thuretii Bornet
Type Information
Type locality: Hab. in Ceramio rubro prope Cherbourg [Manche, Normandy, France]; (Bornet 1904: xvii) Holotype: PC; (Woelkerling 1971: 37)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: based on an illegitimate name. - (28 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
