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]
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Gigartinaceae |
| Genus: | Chondracanthus Kützing 1843 |
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Species edit
- 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 edit
A 2008 assessment of the genus showed the following phylogenetic tree:[3]
References edit
- ^ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Dictionary of Botanical Epithets. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
acantha acanth noun/f ακανθα thorn, thistle
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Data related to Chondracanthus at Wikispecies
Media related to Chondracanthus at Wikimedia Commons- Chondracanthus at algaebase.org
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