Chantransia macula Rosenvinge 1909
Publication details
Chantransia macula Rosenvinge 1909: 114, fig. 42
Published in: Rosenvinge, L.K. (1909). The marine algae of Denmark. Contributions to their natural history. Part I. Introduction. Rhodophyceae I. (Bangiales and Nemalionales). Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, 7. Række, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 7: 1-151, figs 1-73, pls I, II, 2 folded charts.
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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 Acrochaetium macula (Rosenvinge) Hamel
Origin of species name
Noun (Latin), spot, blotch, mesh of network (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine/terrestrial species.
Type information
Type locality: Gjenild Klint, Kattegat, Denmark (Woelkerling & Womersley 1994: 63). Holotype: C (Woelkerling & Womersley 1994: 63). Notes: Gjerrild Klint (INA). [Klint = cliff (Danish)].
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
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.
Woelkerling, W.J. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). Order Acrochaetiales Feldmann 1953: 12. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Rhodophyta - Part IIIA. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 42-76. Canberra:
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