Chantransia pacifica (Kylin) Levring 1941
Publication Details
Chantransia pacifica (Kylin) Levring 1941: 631
Published in: Levring, T. (1941). Die Meeresalgen der Juan Fernandez-Inseln. Die Corallinaceen der Juan Fernandez-Inseln . In: The natural history of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. (Skottsberg, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 601-670; 753-757. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri.. [in German]
Request PDFPublication date: 14 December 1941
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 pacificum Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1925). The marine red algae in the vicinity of the Biological Station at Friday Harbor, Wash. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen 21(9): 1-87, 47 figs.
Basionym
Acrochaetium pacificum Kylin
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Brown Island, Washington, U.S.A; (Abbott & Hollenberg 1976: 315) Type: on Sertularia at 10-20 m depth; (Abbott & Hollenberg 1976: 315) Notes: Dawson (1953: 29) notes type locality as vicinity of Friday Harbor, Washington (several localities indicated with the original description). According to Woelkerling & Womerlsey in Womersley (1994: 58) the type locality was not specified by Kylin (1925), who listed three localities near Friday Harbour, Washington, U.S.A.: Brown I., Shaw I. and Peavine Pass. They also note that the lectotype may be in LD.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
