Chondrus linearis (C.Agardh) Greville 1830

Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew

Current name: Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew
Endert's Beach, Del Norte County, California, USA; sand scoured areas and shallow pools. - 20 April 2007. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)

Publication Details
Chondrus linearis (C.Agardh) 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.

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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 Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus linearis C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad, Humboldt Co., California; (Silva 1979: 325)

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Fucus linearis Turn. t. 220 but this is an illegitimate name. - (27 March 2025) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025

 
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