Chantransia nitophyllii Levring 1937
Publication Details
Chantransia nitophyllii Levring 1937: 93, fig. 15 (as 'nitophylli')
Published in: Levring, T. (1937). Zur Kenntnis der Algenflora der Norwegischen Westküste. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. N.F. avd. 2 33(8): 1-147, 4 pls, 19 figs. [in German]
Request PDFType 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 nitophyllii (Levring) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 229-334.
Type Information
Type locality: Hordal, Norway; (Athanasiadis 1996: 25) Type: On Nitophyllum punctatum; GB;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 July 2025
