Antithamnion pygmaeum N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Antithamnion pygmaeum N.L.Gardner 1927: 413, pls. 91-93
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Rhodophyceae from the Pacific coast of North America. V.. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 403-434, pls 84-93.
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 Antithamnion densum (Suhr) M.Howe.
Type Information
Type locality: La Jolla, California; (Dawson 1962: 21) Type: Gardner No. 5090; July; epiphytic on the stipe of Pelagophycus porra; UC; 296663 (Dawson 1962: 21) Notes: Dawson (1962: 21) notes that there is an isotype located in Herb. A. Hancock Found.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
