Biology:Chondracanthus (alga)

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Short description: Genus of algae

Chondracanthus
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Chondracanthus sp.
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Gigartinaceae
Genus: Chondracanthus
Kützing 1843
Species

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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]

 

C. acicularis

 
 
 
 

C. chapmanii

 
 
 

C. intermedius

 
 

C. tenellus

 
 
 
 
 
 

C. harveyanus

 
 
 

C. corymbiferus

 
 
 

C. serratus

 
 
 

C. bajacalifornicus

 
 
 

C. kjeldsenii

 
 

C. canaliculatus

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

C. chamissoi

 
 

C. tepidus

 
 
 
 

C. teedei

 
 
 

C. squarrulosus

 
 
 

C. spinosus

 
 

C. exasperatus

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ 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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