Chondrus linearis (C.Agardh) Greville 1830

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.
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