Antithamnion amphigeneum A.Millar 1990

Publication Details
Antithamnion amphigeneum A.Millar 1990: 386, figs 38, 39

Published in: Millar, A.J.K. (1990). Marine red algae of the Coffs Harbour region, northern New South Wales. Australian Systematic Botany 3: 293-593, 76 figs, 2 tables.

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Publication date: "28 September 1990"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Antithamnion is Antithamnion cruciatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Muttonbird Island, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia; (Millar 1990: 386) Holotype: A.J.K. Millar & J.M. Huisman AM847; MELU; (Millar 1990: 386)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 February 2024

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Distributional note
Probably introduced into the Mediterranean (Algeria and Spain) from the east coast of Australia (Athanasiadis, 1996: 143) probably by shipping (Verlaque et al. 2015: 121). Now widespread in the western Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 121). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
On Posidonia oceanica, breakwaters and coastal detritic bottoms at depths of 0.5 to 35 m (Klein & Verlaque 2011). - (17 September 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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