Chondrus fragilis (C.Agardh) Greville
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Gigartinales
Family Gigartinaceae
Genus Chondrus
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Publication details
Chondrus fragilis (C.Agardh) Greville 1830: lv
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chondrus is Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trematocarpus fragilis (C.Agardh) De Toni
Basionym
Sphaerococcus fragilis C.Agardh
Type information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 322).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 December 2019.
