Antithamnion interruptum (Smith) J.E.Gray 1864

Publication Details
Antithamnion interruptum (Smith) J.E.Gray 1864: 40

Published in: Gray, J.E. (1864). Handbook of British water-weeds or algae. The Diatomaceae by W. Carruthers. pp. i-iv, 1-123. London: R. Hardwicke, Picadilly.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Seirospora interrupta (Smith) F.Schmitz.

Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. (1893). Die Gattung Microthamnion J. Ag. (=Seirospora Harv.). Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 11: 273-286.

Basionym
Conferva interrupta Smith

Type Information
Type locality: Brighton; Lectotype: Borrer; 28.vii.1807; BM-K; Syntypes; BM-K; LD 18029 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 119)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), interrupted, not continued (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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