Antithamnionella elegans var. boergesenii Cormaci & G.Furnari 1988

Publication Details
Antithamnionella elegans var. boergesenii Cormaci & G.Furnari 1988: 345, figs. 21-23 in Børgesen, Biol. Meddel. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. 9(1): 57-59 (1930)

Published in: Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (1988). Antithamnionella elegans (Bethold) Cormaci et Furnari (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) and related species, with the description of two new varieties. Phycologia 27(3): 340-346, 19 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Antithamnionella is Antithamnionella sarniensis Lyle.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antithamnionella boergesenii (Cormaci & G.Furnari) Athanasiadis.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Gran Canaria: Bahia del Confital; (Cormaci & Furnari 1988: 345) Holotype (tetrasporophyte): Boergesen ; 25 March 1921; epiphytic on Gelidium latifolium (as Gelidium corneum); C; Algae marinae Canarienses n. 3867 (Cormaci & Furnari 1988: 345)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 August 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 October 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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