Giffordia rallsiae (Vickers) W.R.Taylor 1960
Publication Details
Giffordia rallsiae (Vickers) W.R.Taylor 1960: 208
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1960). Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas. pp. [i]-xi, 1-870, 14 figs, 80 pls. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Giffordia is Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ectocarpus rallsiae Vickers.
Source of Synonymy
Kristiansen, A., Nielsen, R. & Pedersen, P.M. (1993). An annotated list of marine algae collected on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, January 1986. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 159: 93-102, 5 figs.
Basionym
Ectocarpus rallsiae Vickers
Type Information
Type locality: Barbados; (Silva & al. 1996: 569)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 August 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
