Chondrus crispus var. lonchophorus Montagne 1861

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 crispus var. lonchophorus Montagne 1861: 213

Published in: Montagne, C. (1861). Florula Gorgonea seu enumerato plantarum cellularium. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Sér. 4, 14: 210-225.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chondrus is Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Taxonomic notes
Generally thought to be Chondrus crispus but the Cape Verde Islands are outside the range of this species. Plants from the Cape Verde Islands collected by Willem Prud'homme van Reine and sent to Michael Guiry in the 1980s are not Chondrus crispus sensu stricto.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: In insula Sancti Nicolai, loco Agoa dos Angos dicto, legit cl. Bolle [Cape Verde Islands]

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Chondrus crispus var. lonchophorus Montagne)
Atlantic Islands: Cape Verde Islands (Prud'homme van Reine, Haroun & Kostermans 2005, Gabriel & Fredericq 2019).

Asia: Taiwan (Shao 2003-2014).

Created: 31 August 2004 by Wendy Guiry

Verified by: 18 October 2006 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 August 2020.