Giffordia elegans (Thuret) Knoeppfler-Peguy 1974
Publication Details
Giffordia elegans (Thuret) Knoeppfler-Peguy 1974: 64, fig. 7
Published in: Knoepffler-Peguy, M. (1974). Le genre Acinetospora Bornet 1891 (Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales). Vie et Milieu 24: 43-72.
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 Hincksia sandriana (Zanardini) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Basionym
Ectocarpus elegans Thuret
Type Information
Type locality: Cherbourg [Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Atlantic France]; (Le Jolis 1863: 77) Notes: Type: PC?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 03 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
