Chondracanthus
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,' together meaning 'with cartilaginous spines.' This refers to the rubbery papillae on the surface of the blades containing the reproductive structures.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Turkish Towel
speciesChondracanthus exasperatus
Lawn alga
speciesChondracanthus canaliculatus
Chondracanthus corymbiferus
speciesChondracanthus corymbiferus
Chondracanthus chamissoi
speciesChondracanthus chamissoi
Chondracanthus acicularis
speciesChondracanthus acicularis
Chondracanthus spinosus
speciesChondracanthus spinosus
Chondracanthus teedei
speciesChondracanthus teedei
Chondracanthus harveyanus
speciesChondracanthus harveyanus
Chondracanthus intermedius
speciesChondracanthus intermedius
Chondracanthus chapmanii
speciesChondracanthus chapmanii
Chondracanthus saundersii
speciesChondracanthus saundersii
Chondracanthus squarrulosus
speciesChondracanthus squarrulosus
Chondracanthus tepidus
speciesChondracanthus tepidus
Chondracanthus cincinnus
speciesChondracanthus cincinnus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 117813.