Griffithsia antarctica Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Griffithsia antarctica Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 488
Published in: Hooker, J.D. (1847). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...I. Part II. Botany of Fuegia, the Falklands, Kerguelen's Land, etc. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 454-519. London: Reeve Brothers, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Griffithsia is Griffithsia corallina C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Isla Hermite, Cape Horn, Chile; (Nelson 2013: 228)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 January 2022
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Taxonomic note
Griffithsia antarctica Hooker & Harvey sensu Harvey 1859b: 332 (Womersley 1998: 323). - (19 December 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
