Chantransia pulchella (Børgesen) De Toni, nom. illeg. 1924
Publication Details
Chantransia pulchella (Børgesen) De Toni, nom. illeg. 1924: 40
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1924). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. VI. Florideae. Sectio V. Additamenta. pp. [i]-xi, [1]-767, frontispiece. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFType 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 pulchellum Børgesen.
Source of Synonymy
Børgesen, F. (1915). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (1). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 1-80, Figs 1-86.
Basionym
Acrochaetium pulchellum Børgesen
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 02 May 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Chantransia pulchella (C.Agardh) Fries, 1925. - (02 May 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
