Chondria acanthophora C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Chondria acanthophora C.Agardh 1822: 363
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chondria is Chondria tenuissima (Withering) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl) Børgesen.
Source of Synonymy
Jong, Y.S.D.M. de, Hitipeuw, C. & Prud'Homme van Reine, W.F. (1999). A taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic study of the genus Acanthophora (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Blumea 44: 217-249.
Type Information
Type: CN; (de Jong, Hitipeuw & Prud'Homme van Reine 1999: 140)
Created: 31 March 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2016
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Nomenclatural note
Chondria acanthophora (Lam.) Ag. Syn xviii. 1817. T. 32 (INA). - (22 July 2016) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025