Antithamnion crouanioides Itono 1971

Publication Details
Antithamnion crouanioides Itono 1971: 211, fig. 2 A, B

Published in: Itono, H. (1971). The genus Antithamnion (Ceramiaceae) in southern Japan and adjacent waters - II. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University 20(1): 209-216, 5 figs.

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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 Balliella crouanioides (Itono) Itono & Tak.Tanaka.

Source of Synonymy
Itono, H. & Tanaka, T. (1973). Balliella, a new genus of Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta). Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 86: 241-252, 23 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: "Mage Island. Growing on the fronds of non-articulated corallinaceous algae at the depth of about 20-40 m. Collected on April 21, 1971. no. 19712." [Southern Japan]; (Itono 1971: 212) Holotype: HI; 19712 (Yoshida 1998: 880) Notes: Athanasiadis (1996: 42) confirms HI 196913 as the holotype.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 February 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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