| Chondracanthus elegans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Gigartinaceae |
| Genus: | Chondracanthus |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Chondracanthus elegans | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Gigartina elegans Greville 1833 | |
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