Griffithsia flosculosa (J.Ellis) Batters 1902

Publication Details
Griffithsia flosculosa (J.Ellis) Batters 1902: 84

Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Griffithsia is Griffithsia corallina C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halurus flosculosus (J.Ellis) Maggs & Hommersand.

Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.

Basionym
Conferva flosculosa J.Ellis

Type Information
Type locality: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 175) Lectotype: Ellis’s (1768, pl. 18, fig. E) illustration (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 175)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), wooly, somewhat wooly, or fluffy.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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