Chondrophycus tumidus (Saito & Womersley) Garbary & J.T.Harper 1998

Publication Details
Chondrophycus tumidus (Saito & Womersley) Garbary & J.T.Harper 1998: 195

Published in: Garbary, D.J. & Harper, J.T. (1998). A phylogenetic analysis of the Laurencia complex (Rhodomelaceae) of the red algae. Cryptogamie Algologie 19: 185-200.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chondrophycus is Chondrophycus cartilagineus (Yamada) Garbary & J.T.Harper.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Palisada tumida (Saito & Womersley) K.W.Nam.

Basionym
Laurencia tumida Saito & Womersley

Type Information
Type locality: Robe, South Australia; (Womersley 2003: 486) Holotype: H.B.S. Womersley; 9 October 1972; low eulittoral on slipway reef; AD; A42777 (Womersley 2003: 486) Notes: Holotype and isotypes in AD, A42777-”Marine Algae of southern Australia” No. 139a, as Laurencia (Womersley, 2003: 486).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Occurring near to low tide level on coasts of moderate roughness (Womersley 2003: 489).

Created: 13 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 October 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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