Chorda filum var. thrix (Stackhouse) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Chorda filum var. thrix (Stackhouse) Greville 1830: 47

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chorda is Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.

Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.

Basionym
Fucus thrix Stackhouse

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a thread (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 November 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 July 2025