Seirospora griffithsiana Harvey, nom. illeg. 1846
Publication Details
Seirospora griffithsiana Harvey, nom. illeg. 1846: 1, pl. XXI [21]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1846). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. Text with plates, pls I-LXXVIII. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Seirospora.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Seirospora interrupta (Smith) F.Schmitz.
Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Eponomy
Named for Mrs Amelia Warren Griffiths (1768-1858), a seaweed collector and correspondent from Torquay, Devon, England.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
