Grinnellia americana (C.Agardh) Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Grinnellia americana (C.Agardh) Harvey 1853: 92, pl. XXIB [21B]: figs 1-8

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Grinnellia.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Delesseria americana C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Ad litus Americae Septentrionalis prope North River lecto, mihi allata [Hudson River].; (Agardh 1822: 173)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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