Chondria clavata var. dendroides Harvey 1863
Publication Details
Chondria clavata var. dendroides Harvey 1863: synop.: xviii
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chondria is Chondria tenuissima (Withering) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Corynecladia clavata (Sonder) J.Agardh.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 October 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 May 2019
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Taxonomic note
According to Womersley (2003: 450), Chondria clavata ß dendroides Harvey 1863, synop.: xviii (nom. nudum) is a synonym of Chondria incrassata (J. Agardh) Gordon-Mills & Womersley. However, on page 462 he cites it as a synonym of Laurencia clavata Sonder 1853. - (16 February 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
