Chondrus affinis Harvey 1840
Current name:
Mazzaella affinis (Harvey) Fredericq
Cabrillo National Monument, California. - 07 September 2018. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
Publication Details
Chondrus affinis Harvey 1840: 408
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1840). Algae. In: The botany of Captain Beechey's voyage; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs Lay and Collie, and other officers of the expedition, during the voyage to the Pacific and Bering's Strait, performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R. & A.S., in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. (Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. Eds), pp. 406-409. London: Henry G. Bohn.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb.-March 1840
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 Mazzaella affinis (Harvey) Fredericq.
Type Information
Type locality: California; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: TCD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 110) Notes: Collector: Douglas.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), neighbouring, allied to, akin to (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2011
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
