Chondria opuntia J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1841
Publication Details
Chondria opuntia J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1841: 21
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chondria is Chondria tenuissima (Withering) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coelarthrum opuntia (Endlicher) Børgesen.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: Indian Ocean; (Womersley 1996: 57) Lectotype: Herb. Agardh, LD; 36065 (Womersley 1996: 57) Notes: "in mari Indico (?)" (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 358)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 December 2009
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Nomenclatural note
Chondria opuntia J. Agardh, the intended basionym of Coelarthrum opuntia, is not priorable since it is a later homonym of Chondria opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) C. Agardh (1917: XVIII), a taxonomic synonym of Catanella caespitosa (Withering) L. Irvine (Silva et al. 1996: 358). - (27 February 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 July 2025
