Chantransia sparsa (Harvey) J.Adams 1908
Publication details
Chantransia sparsa (Harvey) J.Adams 1908: 49
Published in: Adams, J. (1908). A synopsis of Irish algae, freshwater and marine. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 27B(2): 11-60.
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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 Acrochaetium sparsum (Harvey) Nägeli
Basionym
Callithamnion sparsum Harvey
Type information
Type locality: Appin, Argyll, Scotland (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 116). Type: D. Carmichael; TCD (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 116).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), sparse, scattered (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
No habitat entry has yet been made for this entity.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Chantransia sparsa (Harvey) J.Adams)
Europe: Ireland (Adams 1908).
Source of current name
Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
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