Chantransia velutina Hauck 1875
Publication details
Chantransia velutina Hauck 1875: 351
Published in: Hauck, F. (1875). Verzeichniss der im Golfe von Triest gesammelten Meeralgen. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 25: 245-248, 283-287, 316-318, 348-352, 386-390.
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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 Rhodochorton velutinum (Hauck) Hamel
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), velvety, densely covered with short soft erect hairs (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
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Source of current name
Hamel, G. (1927). Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg. Published Ph.D. thesis. pp. i-v, 1-117, 47 figs. Saint-Lô: Imprimerie R. Jaqueline, rue des Images, 23.
Key references
Garbary, D.J. (1987). The Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta): an annotated bibliography. Bibliotheca Phycologica 77: 1-267, 2 tables.
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