Griffithsia sphaerica Schousboe ex C.Agardh 1828
Publication Details
Griffithsia sphaerica Schousboe ex C.Agardh 1828: 130
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1828). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Voluminis secundi. Sectio prior. pp. [i]-lxxvi, [i]-189. Gryphiae [Greifswald]: sumptibus Ernesti Mauriti [Ernst Mauritius].
Request PDFPublication date: Sept-Dec 1828
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Griffithsia is Griffithsia corallina C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halurus flosculosus var. sphaericus (Schousboe ex C.Agardh) Gómez Garreta & al..
Source of Synonymy
Gómez Garreta, A., Gallardo, T., Ribera, M.A., Cormaci, M., Furnari, G., Giaccone, G. & Boudouresque, C.-F. (2001). Checklist of the Mediterranean seaweeds. III. Rhodophyceae Rabenh. 1. Ceramiales Oltm. Botanica Marina 44: 425-460.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 August 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
