Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters 1893

Publication Details
Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters 1893: 86

Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1893). On the necessity for removing Ectocarpus secundus, Kütz., to a new genus. Grevillea 21: 85-86.

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Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Giffordia.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hincksia secunda (Kützing) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.

Basionym
Ectocarpus secundus Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: "Biritz" [Biarritz, Atlantic France]; (Kützing 1847: 54) Type: L?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), next, following, second, having leaves or other features turned towards the same side (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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