Chantransia subtilis Möbius, nom. illeg. 1894
Publication details
Chantransia subtilis Möbius 1894: 309, pl. I: fig. 9, 10, nom. illeg.
Published in: Möbius, K. (1894). Australische Süsswasseralgen. II. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 18: 309-350, pls I, II.
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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 Audouinella subtilis C.C.Jao
Type information
Type locality: "Burpengary, Brisbane." (Möbius 1894: 313). Notes: Australia: Queensland: Burpengary, Brisbane (INA); on Nitella (Papenfuss,1945).
Origin of species name
Adjective B (Latin), fine, thin, delicate, fine, or precise.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Illegitimate: later homonym of Chantransia subtilis (C. Agardh) Steudel - (15 Sep 2007) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Chantransia subtilis Möbius)
Australia and New Zealand: Queensland (Day & al. 1995).
Key references
Garbary, D.J. (1987). The Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta): an annotated bibliography. Bibliotheca Phycologica 77: 1-267, 2 tables.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 25 February 2015 by G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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