Chantransia prolifera (Roth) Chevalier 1836

Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing

Current name: Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing
lower intertidal, North of Spain, 2011 - 09 December 2011. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Chantransia prolifera (Roth) Chevalier 1836: 679

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 Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing.

Basionym
Conferva prolifera Roth

Type Information
Type locality: "in mare Corsicam"; (Roth 1797: 183) Neotype [Trieste, Adriatic Sea; designated Hoek 1963: 208]: L; 937.264.23 (Hoek 1963: 208) Notes: The type is seemingly lost (Womersley 1984).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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