Chondrus filum (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1824
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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hairs, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2014. Ignacio Barbara. © Ignacio Barbara.
hairs, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2014. Ignacio Barbara. © Ignacio Barbara.
hairs, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2014. Ignacio Barbara. © Ignacio Barbara.
hairs, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2014. Ignacio Barbara. © Ignacio Barbara.
upper subtidal with Zostera marina, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2014. Ignacio Barbara. © Ignacio Barbara.
upper subtidal with Zostera marina, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2014. Ignacio Barbara. © Ignacio Barbara.
Peter the Great Bay, Russia. 27 Mar 2012. Oksana Belous. © Oksana Belous (ksu_bio@mail.ru).
Peter the Great Bay, Russia. 27 Mar 2012. Oksana Belous. © Oksana Belous (ksu_bio@mail.ru).
Spain, Galicia, 2010. 24 Oct 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).
Spain, Galicia, 2010. 24 Oct 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).
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Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse Spain, Ría de Arousa
© Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication details
Chondrus filum (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1824: 503 (as 'Filum' )
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chondrus is Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse
Basionym
Fucus filum Linnaeus
Type information
Type locality: "in Oceano Atlantico" (Athanasiadis 1996: 207).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), a thread (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Source of current name
Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.
Created: 25 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 18 September 2019 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2021.