Griffithsia ovalis Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Griffithsia ovalis Harvey 1855: 559

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 412) Lectotype: Harvey; TCD; Harvey, Trav. set no. 41 (Womersley 1998: 332) Notes: Dawson (1962: 72) notes that the type specimen was epiphytic on Zostera.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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