Antithamnion flagellatum Børgesen 1945
Publication Details
Antithamnion flagellatum Børgesen 1945: 5, figs 1, 2
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1945). Some marine algae from Mauritius. III. Rhodophyceae. Part 4. Ceramiales. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser 19(10): 68, 35 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Antithamnion is Antithamnion cruciatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antithamnionella flagellata (Børgesen) I.A.Abbott.
Source of Synonymy
Abbott, I.A. (1979). Some tropical species related to Antithamnion (Rhodophyta, Ceramiaceae). Phycologia 18: 213-227, 31 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Flat Island, Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 381) Lectotype: ‘dredged at a depth of 30 fathoms’; Børgesen’s original illustrations (Athanasiadis 1996: 107) Notes: Type: tetrasporophyte; 16 Sept 1925, C809, slide (Cormaci & Furnari 1988). Holotype: C (Schneider, 1984).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
