Chondrus abscissus (Turner) Greville 1830
Publication Details
Chondrus abscissus (Turner) Greville 1830: lv
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Publication date: Feb.-March 1830
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chondrus is Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) Hooker f. & Harvey.
Basionym
Fucus abscissus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand; (Womersley 1996: 34) Lectotype (?): Banks; BM; (Womersley 1996: 34)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cut off, steep, precipitous (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024