Chantransia liagorae Børgesen 1915
Publication Details
Chantransia liagorae Børgesen 1915: 57
Published in: Woelkerling, W.J. (1971). Morphology and taxonomy of the Audouinella complex (Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany (Suppl. 1): 1-91, 27 figs, 2 tables.
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 Acrochaetium liagorae Børgesen.
Source of Synonymy
Børgesen, F. (1915). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (1). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 1-80, Figs 1-86.
Basionym
Acrochaetium liagorae Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: South coast of St. Croix, Virgin Islands; (Børgesen 1915: 57-59) Holotype: C; (Woelkerling & Womersley 1994: 71)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 24 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Garbary (1987: 104) gives the authority as (Borgesen) Borgesen 1915:57 as the authority but both names are mentioned in this work (see Atahanasiadis 2016: 76, note 4). - (22 May 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 May 2025
