Biology:Chondracanthus (alga)
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Short description: Genus of algae
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| Chondracanthus sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Gigartinaceae |
| Genus: | Chondracanthus Kützing 1843 |
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Chondracanthus is a red algae genus in the family Gigartinaceae. The name Chondracanthus is from χόνδρος} (khóndros or chondrus) meaning 'cartilage' and ακανθα (acantha) meaning 'spine or thorn,'[1] together meaning 'with cartilaginous spines.'[2] This refers to the rubbery papillae on the surface of the blades containing the reproductive structures.[2]
Species
- Chondracanthus acicularis
- Chondracanthus bajacalifornicus
- Chondracanthus canaliculatus
- Chondracanthus chamissoi
- Chondracanthus chapmanii
- Chondracanthus chauvinii
- Chondracanthus corymbiferus
- Chondracanthus elegans
- Chondracanthus exasperatus (Harvey & Bailey) Hughey 1996 - Turkish towel
- Chondracanthus glomeratus
- Chondracanthus harveyanus
- Chondracanthus intermedius
- Chondracanthus johnstonii
- Chondracanthus kjeldsenii
- Chondracanthus saundersii
- Chondracanthus serratus
- Chondracanthus spinosus
- Chondracanthus squarrulosus
- Chondracanthus teedei
- Chondracanthus tenellus
- Chondracanthus tepidus
Phylogeny
A 2008 assessment of the genus showed the following phylogenetic tree:[3]
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References
- ↑ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets" (in English). http://www.winternet.com/~chuckg/dictionary/dictionary.3.html. "acantha acanth noun/f ακανθα thorn, thistle"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hughey, Jeffery Ryan (15 December 1995) (in English). A Systematic Study of Chondracanthus Kutzing (Rhodophyceae) with a Contribution to the Marine Flora of Tomales Bay, California. Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University. OCLC 971001627.
- ↑ Hughey, Jeffery R.; Hommersand, Max H. (12 March 2008). "Morphological and molecular systematic study of Chondracanthus (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta) from Pacific North America" (in English). Phycologia 47 (2): 124–155. doi:10.2216/07-36.1. ISSN 0031-8884. OCLC 437834161. http://live-hartnell.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/u276/chondracanthushugheyhommersand.pdf. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5104499 entry
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