Chondrus filum (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1824

Current name: Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse
Salthill, Co. Galway, Ireland; modelled by Mila Guiry Jones (age 18 months) - 17 September 2019. Aoife Guiry

Publication Details
Chondrus filum (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1824: 503 (as 'Filum')

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 Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.

Source of Synonymy
Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.

Basionym
Fucus filum Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: "in Oceano Atlantico"; (Athanasiadis 1996: 207)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a thread (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 September 2019

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025