Chondrophycus corallopsis (Montagne) K.W.Nam 1999
Publication Details
Chondrophycus corallopsis (Montagne) K.W.Nam 1999: 463
Published in: Nam, K.W. (1999). Morphology of Chondrophycus undulata and C. parvipapillata and its implications for the taxonomy of the Laurencia (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) complex. European Journal of Phycology 34: 455-468, 43 figs, 2 tables.
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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 corallopsis (Montagne) Sentíes, M. T. Fujii & Díaz-Larrea.
Source of Synonymy
Sentíes, A. & Díaz-Larrea, J. (2008). Proposals for Palisada poiteaui var. gemmifera comb. nov. and Palisada corallopsis comb. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Botanica Marina 51: 69-70.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus corallopsis Montagne
Type Information
Type locality: La Habana, Cuba; (Silva & al. 1996: 506) Type: PC; Notes: Nam (1999: 463) records the type specimen of this species as being in Herb. Montagne in Paris (citing Yamada, 1931: 198).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 November 2008
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Nomenclatural note
This genus is treated as masculine according to the proposal to add -phycus to the two exceptions (-anthus and -chilus) in Art. 62.2 of I.C.B.N., accepted during the XVI International Botanical Congress (St. Louis, Missouri, 26-30 July 1999) (Furnari et al., 1999, citing Barrie & Greuter, 1999). John et al. (2004) cite the authority for this species as (Mont.) Garbary & J.T. Harper - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
