Chondracanthus | |
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Chondracanthus sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
(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]
A 2008 assessment of the genus showed the following phylogenetic tree: [3]
acantha acanth noun/f ακανθα thorn, thistle