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Chondracanthus (alga)

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Chondracanthus
Chondracanthus sp.
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Clade: 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

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Phylogeny

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A 2008 assessment of the genus showed the following phylogenetic tree:[3]

C. acicularis

References

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  1. ^ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Dictionary of Botanical Epithets. Retrieved 26 January 2018. acantha acanth noun/f ακανθα thorn, thistle
  2. ^ a b Hughey, Jeffery Ryan (15 December 1995). A Systematic Study of Chondracanthus Kutzing (Rhodophyceae) with a Contribution to the Marine Flora of Tomales Bay, California. Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University. hdl:10211.1/1688. 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" (PDF). Phycologia. 47 (2): 124–155. doi:10.2216/07-36.1. ISSN 0031-8884. OCLC 437834161. S2CID 86419050. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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