Corallina hombronii
Species of alga
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Corallina hombronii is a calcareous red seaweed, found in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.
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| Corallina hombronii | |
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| Type specimen from Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Corallinales |
| Family: | Corallinaceae |
| Genus: | Corallina |
| Species: | C. hombronii |
| Binomial name | |
| Corallina hombronii | |
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Taxonomy
The species was first described by Camille Montagne in 1845 as Jania hombronii, based on a type specimen collected from the Auckland Islands.[1][2] The species was transferred to the genus Corallina in 1849 by Friedrich Traugott Kützing.[3] In 2025, Corallina chamberlainiae was synonymised with Corallina hombronii.[2]
Distribution
The species is known to occur in New Zealand, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha.[2]