Chantransia alariae Jónsson 1901
Publication Details
Chantransia alariae Jónsson 1901: 132
Published in: Jónsson, H. (1901). The marine algae of Iceland. I. Rhodophyceae. Botanisk Tidsskrift 24(2): 127-155, 4 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: November 1901
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chantransia is Chantransia nigricans De Candolle.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium alariae (Jónsson) Bornet.
Source of Synonymy
Bornet, É. (1904). Deux Chantransia corymbifera Thuret. Acrochaetium et Chantransia. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 51: xiv-xxiii, 1 plate (session jubilaire).
Type Information
Type locality: Hvammesfjord, Iceland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 25) Type: C; Jónsson No. 597
Origin of Species Name
, resembling, or growing on or in species of the genus Alaria
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 March 2017
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Irish note
Cotton (1912) includes a note on this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2025
