''Chondracanthus'' is a
red algae
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genus in the family
Gigartinaceae
Gigartinaceae is a red algae family in the order Gigartinales.
Genera
Genera in the family Gigartinaceae include:
*'' Chondracanthus'' Kützing, 1843
*''Chondrus'' Stackhouse, 1797
*'' Gigartina'' Stackhouse, 1809
*'' Iridaea'' Bory de Sain ...
. The name ''Chondracanthus'' is from } (' or ''
chondrus
''Chondrus'' is a genus of red algae containing 11 accepted species:
*''Chondrus armatus'' (Harvey) Okamura
*'' Chondrus canaliculatus'' (C.Agardh) Greville
*''Chondrus crispus'' Stackhouse
*''Chondrus elatus
''Chondrus'' is a genus of red a ...
'') meaning '
cartilage
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' and (') meaning '
spine or thorn,'
together meaning 'with cartilaginous spines.'
This refers to the rubbery papillae on the surface of the blades containing the reproductive structures.
Species
* ''
Chondracanthus acicularis''
* ''
Chondracanthus bajacalifornicus''
* ''
Chondracanthus canaliculatus
Chondracanthus may refer to:
* ''Chondracanthus'' (alga), an alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae
* ''Chondracanthus'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae
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* ''
Chondracanthus chamissoi
Chondracanthus may refer to:
* Chondracanthus (alga), ''Chondracanthus'' (alga), an alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae
* Chondracanthus (crustacean), ''Chondracanthus'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae
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* ''
Chondracanthus chapmanii''
* ''
Chondracanthus chauvinii''
* ''
Chondracanthus corymbiferus
Chondracanthus may refer to:
* ''Chondracanthus'' (alga), an alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae
* ''Chondracanthus'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae
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* ''
Chondracanthus elegans''
* ''
Chondracanthus exasperatus
''Chondracanthus exasperatus'', commonly called Turkish towel, is a species of seaweed in the family Gigartinaceae. The specific epithet ' ( lit. 'roughened') refers to the bumpy texture of the blades (leaf-like structures). This texture also l ...
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(Harvey
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* ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit
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& Bailey) Hughey 1996 - Turkish towel
* ''
Chondracanthus glomeratus''
* ''
Chondracanthus harveyanus''
* ''
Chondracanthus intermedius''
* ''
Chondracanthus johnstonii''
* ''
Chondracanthus kjeldsenii''
* ''
Chondracanthus saundersii''
* ''
Chondracanthus serratus''
* ''
Chondracanthus spinosus
Chondracanthus may refer to:
* ''Chondracanthus'' (alga), an alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae
* ''Chondracanthus'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae
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* ''
Chondracanthus squarrulosus''
* ''
Chondracanthus teedei''
* ''
Chondracanthus tenellus''
* ''
Chondracanthus tepidus''
Phylogeny
A 2008 assessment of the genus showed the following
phylogenetic tree
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:
References
External links
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''Chondracanthus'' at algaebase.org
Red algae genera
Gigartinaceae
Taxa named by Friedrich Traugott Kützing
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