Chantransia coerulescens Montagne 1850
Publication Details
Chantransia coerulescens Montagne 1850: 297
Published in: Montagne, C. (1850). Cryptogamia guyanensis, seu plantarum cellularium in Guyana gallica annis 1835-1849 a Cl. Leprieur collectarum enumeratio universalis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 14: 283-309.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chantransia is Chantransia nigricans De Candolle.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), becoming sky-blue (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 June 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 30 April 2024
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Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 208) lists this species as a problematic and excluded species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025