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Definition of Genus Chondrus
1. Noun. A genus of protoctist.
Generic synonyms: Protoctist Genus
Group relationships: Family Gigartinaceae, Gigartinaceae
Member holonyms: Carageen, Carrageen, Carragheen, Chondrus Crispus, Irish Moss
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Chondrus
Literary usage of Genus Chondrus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1829)
"... violence by placing this shell amongst his Pupae, he might have found an
unobjectionable receptacle in the genus Chondrus, established by Baron Cuvier. ..."
2. Mollusca. Elements of Conchology: Elements of Conchology: Prepared for the by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté (1843)
"Shells of the genus Chondrus, also have a notched and dentate lip; but their form
is more ovoid. Fig. 24. PUPA. 17. The genus of CLAUSILIA, is composed of ..."
3. Elements of Conchology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté (1846)
"Shells of the genus Chondrus also have a notched and dentate lip; but their form
is more ovoid. Fig. 23. BULIMUS. Fig. 25. CLAUSILIA Fig-. 24. PUPA. 17. ..."
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