Griffithsia setacea var. sphaerica (Schousboe ex C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1851
Publication Details
Griffithsia setacea var. sphaerica (Schousboe ex C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1851: 85
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType 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 flosculosus var. sphaericus (Schousboe ex C.Agardh) Gómez Garreta & al..
Source of Synonymy
Gómez Garreta, A., Gallardo, T., Ribera, M.A., Cormaci, M., Furnari, G., Giaccone, G. & Boudouresque, C.-F. (2001). Checklist of the Mediterranean seaweeds. III. Rhodophyceae Rabenh. 1. Ceramiales Oltm. Botanica Marina 44: 425-460.
Basionym
Griffithsia sphaerica Schousboe ex C.Agardh
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bristle-like, setaceous (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 June 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
