Griffithsia multifida (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Sphondylothamnion multifidum (Hudson) Nägeli
Cambre, A Coruña, Galicia, SpainIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Griffithsia multifida (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817: xxviii (as 'Griffitsia')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
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 Sphondylothamnion multifidum (Hudson) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.
Basionym
Conferva multifida Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in saxis et rupibus submarinis in comitatibus Hantoniensi et Dorsetsoemsi" [It inhabits rocks and submarine rocks in the counties of Hampshire and Dorset: south coast of England]; (Gordon 1972) Neotype (Torquay, Devon, England; designated by Gordon 1972: 48): E.A.L. Batters; August 1902; BM; (Gordon 1972: 48) Notes: Hudson's herbarium was mostly lost in a fire (Dixon 1963: 256).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cleft into many parts (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024