Griffithsia equisetifolia (Lightfoot) C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Griffithsia equisetifolia (Lightfoot) C.Agardh 1817: xxviii

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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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 Halurus equisetifolius (Lightfoot) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

Basionym
Conferva equisetifolia Lightfoot

Type Information
Type locality: Hampshire, England; (Dixon 1983) Lectotype: BM-K; (Dixon 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

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