What is "chondracanthus"

Chondracanthus may refer to:

• Chondracanthus (alga), an alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae
• Chondracanthus (animal), a copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae

Chondracanthus is a red alga genus in the family Gigartinaceae.

Chondracanthus is a parasitic copepod genus in the family Chondracanthidae, containing the following species:

• Chondracanthus australis Ho, 1991
• Chondracanthus barnardi Ho, 1972
• Chondracanthus brotulae Capart, 1959
• Chondracanthus colligens Barnard, 1955
• Chondracanthus cottunculi Rathbun, 1886
• Chondracanthus deltoideus Fraser, 1920
• Chondracanthus distortus C. B. Wilson, 1922
• Chondracanthus genypteri G. M. Thomson, 1890
• Chondracanthus goldsmidi Tang, Andrews & Cobcroft, 2007
• Chondracanthus gracilis Fraser, 1920
• Chondracanthus heterostichi Ho, 1972
• Chondracanthus horridus Heller, 1865
• Chondracanthus irregularis Fraser, 1920
• Chondracanthus janebennettae Causey, 1953
• Chondracanthus lepidionis Kabata, 1970
• Chondracanthus lepophidii Ho, 1974
• Chondracanthus lophii Johnston, 1836
• Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802)
• Chondracanthus multituberculatus (Markevich, 1956)
• Chondracanthus narium Kabata, 1969
• Chondracanthus neali Leigh-Sharpe, 1930
• Chondracanthus nodosus (O. F. Müller, 1776)
• Chondracanthus ornatus T. Scott, 1900
• Chondracanthus palpifer C. B. Wilson, 1912
• Chondracanthus pinguis C. B. Wilson, 1912
• Chondracanthus polymixiae Yamaguti, 1939
• Chondracanthus psetti Kroyer, 1863
• Chondracanthus pusillus Kabata, 1968
• Chondracanthus shiinoi Yamaguti, 1963
• Chondracanthus solidus (Gusev, 1951)
• Chondracanthus theragrae Yamaguti, 1939
• Chondracanthus triventricosus Sekerak, 1970
• Chondracanthus tuberculatus Nordmann, 1832
• Chondracanthus wilsoni Ho, 1971
• Chondracanthus yabei J. S. Ho, I.H. Kim & Nagasawa, 2005
• Chondracanthus yanezi Atria, 1980
• Chondracanthus zei Delaroche, 1811