Griffithsia tenuis C.Agardh 1828

Publication Details
Griffithsia tenuis C.Agardh 1828: 131 (as 'Griffitsia')

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1828). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Voluminis secundi. Sectio prior. pp. [i]-lxxvi, [i]-189. Gryphiae [Greifswald]: sumptibus Ernesti Mauriti [Ernst Mauritius].

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Publication date: Sept-Dec 1828

Type 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 Anotrichium tenue (C.Agardh) Nägeli.

Source of Synonymy
Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.

Type Information
Type locality: Venezia (Venice), Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 376) Type: Ruchinger; herb. alg. Agardh, LD; 19891 (Yoshida 1998: 871) Notes: Dawson (1962: 73) notes that the type collection was made by Ruchinger. See Baldock (1976: 557).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024

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